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Still, one virus found in a cow in Kansas “could indicate the virus was mutating for an adaptation to mammals,” Watson said yesterday.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024

This implies that the virus was mutating in infected animals being sold on-site, rather than originating in research labs across the river.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2023

The new studies have also calmed fears that Ebola in West Africa was mutating at a higher rate than scientists had anticipated based on past outbreaks.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2015

“As the epidemic spread, it created many chains of infections, each of which was mutating in a different direction,” says viral geneticist Trevor Bedford at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington.

From Nature • May 12, 2015

Ernie glared back in the mirror, picking at his face, a big pimple in the middle of his forehead like he was mutating into a unicorn.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds