The phrase "altering towards" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts where you want to describe a change in direction or focus, but it may require additional clarification for better understanding.
Example: "The project is altering towards a more sustainable approach as we gather more data."
Alternatives: "shifting towards" or "moving towards".
The ratio of dimer:monomer produced could be significantly altered towards increased dimer production by the addition of l-cystine to the CHO culture medium.
Results indicated that wettability of the pores was altered towards more water wetness which was also supported by visual observation of the oil/water phase saturations in the glass micromodel.
Hodgson, however, cannot afford any more slip-ups in the Euro 2016 group games and while there is not the slightest appetite for change at the FA (nor will there be change) the mood of the public could alter towards England's team and manager should they fail in Switzerland.
However, at the same time, HDL particles were altered towards an anti-inflammatory composition.
Optimistic expectations in early pregnancy may have altered towards more pessimistic or realistic after being informed through parental education, and finally facing the unknown.
Furthermore, the distribution of collagen fibril diameters in the mutant tendons and ligaments was altered towards thicker collagen fibrils, and the tendons became more lax in cyclic strain tests.
There are several lines of evidence suggesting that cell cycle progression and transcription factor activation of synovial cells is altered towards a transformed 'tumour-like' manner in RA [ 17].
Therefore, point mutations may contribute to fine tuning of toxin specificities by (a) improving the specificity towards a particular receptor or ion channel; (b) altering the specificity towards a closely related receptor or ion channel; and (c) modifying the species specificity.
A battle is on between the finance ministry, which is pushing for the increase to deal with Japan's ballooning public debt, and the prime minister's office, which leans towards altering the timetable.
For her own part, Ms. Schor, an economist and senior lecturer on women's studies at Harvard, is a founder of the New American Dream, which she describes as "a four-year-old group oriented towards altering the American lifestyle in economic and socially sustainable ways".
