Carcinogenic agents induce cancer by causing genetic mutations that allow cells to escape normal biological controls.
But only now are they documenting the mutations that allow this evolution to happen in the first place.
He put into it two mutations that allow the flu virus to attach more easily to cells in a person's throat.
In this crystal structure, the mutations that allow it to resist Tamiflu and other antiviral drugs are visible as multicolored stick structures.
By comparing the relative representation of the two types of tissue we can identify mutations that allow mutant cells to outgrow their wild type neighbors.
Scientists are concerned that in the future either of these strains could gain mutations that allow them to not only jump from birds into humans, but also spread rapidly between people, triggering a deadly pandemic.
One approach to developing specific inhibitors is to engineer in protein kinases silent mutations that allow selective inhibition while retaining kinase activity.
However, almost universally viruses develop mutations that allow escape from neutralization suggesting protein function may not be dependent on the observed conservation.
Following transmission, HIV-1 adapts in the new host by acquiring mutations that allow it to escape from the host immune response at multiple epitopes.
A new study that identifies a litany of mutations that allow the malaria-causing parasite to become resistant to drugs has also identified potential new ways to kill the parasite.
A study that identifies a litany of mutations that allow the malaria-causing parasite to become resistant to drugs has also identified potential new ways to kill the parasite.
