mutate

vt.& vi.（使某物）变化；改变；突变；变异

verb

1. （使）变异，突变
   to develop or make sth develop a new form or structure, because of a genetic change
   1. the ability of the virus to mutate into new forms
      病毒变异成新菌株的能力
   2. mutated genes
      发生变异的基因
2. 转变；转换
   to change into a new form
   1. Rhythm and blues mutated into rock and roll.
      节奏布鲁斯演变成为摇滚乐。

过去分词:mutated 过去式:mutated 第三人称单数:mutates 现在分词:mutating 名词复数形式:mutates

1. The virus mutates in the carrier's body
   病毒会在携带者体内发生变异。
2. A newer anti-HIV drug called pyridinone caused HIV to mutate into a form which could not reproduce or infect new cells
   一种叫作吡啶酮的新型抗艾滋病药物能促使艾滋病毒变异，使其不能繁殖，也不会再感染新的细胞。
3. The technique has been to mutate the genes by irradiation or chemicals
   该技术是通过放射线照射或者使用化学方法使基因变异。
4. He found evidence of mutated forms of the gene.
   他找到了该基因出现了变异形式的证据。
5. Overnight, the gossip begins to mutate into headlines.
   一夜之间，传闻变成了报纸的头条新闻。
6. In "To mutate, or not to mutate"( and others), I extolled the virtues of immutability& immutable objects cannot get into an inconsistent state.
   在“变还是不变？”（和其他文章中），我赞扬了不可变的优点，不可变对象不能进入不稳定的状态。
7. The virus could still mutate to become more severe, she warned.
   她警告说，病毒仍有可能变异，变得更厉害。
8. To mutate the genetic recipe of the food.
   使食物的遗传食谱变异。
9. Can. No matter animal cell still is plant cell, can mutate.
   会。不管动物细胞还是植物细胞，都会变异。
10. The threat that the virus will mutate and achieve efficient human-to-human spread emphasizes the need for effective preventative therapies.
    病毒突变后在人之间广泛传播的威胁使有效预防成了当务之急。
11. But scientists are concern the virus could mutate into a form more easily spread between humans, causing a pandemic.
    但是科学家关注的是病毒可以变异成一种能在人类中轻易传染的病毒，导致广泛流行。
12. MMP genes that mutate have been thought to be oncogenes, or promoters of cancer cell growth.
    突变的MMP基因向来被认为是致癌基因，或者可促进肿瘤细胞生长。
13. The virus did not mutate to a more virulent form.
    这种病毒并未变异成攻击性更强的种类。
14. Papers published last year provide evidence that influenza viruses mix and mutate in the tropics.
    去年发表的论文提供了证据表明流感病毒在热带地区混合与突变。
15. There is no doubt they will continue to exist since viruses can grow and mutate so quickly, infecting human, animal, and plant populations with frightening speed.
    毫无疑问的是，因为病毒能迅速成长及突变，所以它们会继续存在并以惊人的速度使人类和动植物遭到感染。
16. Flu viruses mutate constantly, which is why the flu vaccine is changed every year, and they can swap DNA in a process called reassortment.
    流感病毒一直在变异，同时流感疫苗也每年在变。不同流感病毒的DNA能在重配的过程中交换。
17. The breakthrough offers fresh insights into how cancer cells develop and mutate, and could ultimately change treatment options for sufferers of colon, breast and lung cancers around the world.
    这一突破为研究癌细胞的发展和变异提供了全新的视角，并可能最终改变世界各地的结肠癌、乳腺癌和肺癌患者的治疗方案。
18. DNA can mutate and change imperceptibly every time a cell divides and makes a copy of itself.
    每当一个细胞进行分裂，并复制自己时，DNA就可能出现变异，发生微妙的改变。
19. Computer viruses often mutate, as some non-vital sections of its code change slightly.
    计算机病毒经常发生变异，也就是说它的不太重要的编码部分会发生细微的改变。
20. A: Although the virus can mutate, we hope that there will be enough cross-protection through recognition of the new virus.
    答：尽管病毒可能会变异，但我们希望，通过确认新病毒，将能提供足够的交叉保护。
21. If it becomes "legitimate" to mutate a deadly virus we will see an explosion in this type of research.
    如果让一种致命病菌变异的行为变得“合法”，我们就会看到此类研究出现爆炸式增长。
22. In very rare instances, the virus in the vaccine can mutate into a form that can paralyse.
    在极少的情况下，疫苗中的病毒可能变异成一种可导致瘫痪的类型。
23. It remains to be seen whether the virus will mutate into a more virulent strain.
    该病毒是否会产生变异，成为毒性更强的病毒株，仍有等观察。
24. However, viruses can mutate genes and initiate cancers in newly transformed cells.
    然而，在新转化的细胞中病毒的存在会使细胞基因产生突变并引发癌症。
25. But he warned that unlike antiviral treatments, the antibodies would be strain-specific and not cover other influenza viruses, possibly limiting their potential should the virus mutate.
    但是他警告说，与抗病毒治疗不同，抗体只对特定毒株有效，而且不能对付其他流感病毒，如果这种病毒发生变异，这可能限制它们的潜力。
26. With the threat that the bird flu virus could mutate, leading to a global influenza pandemic, the problem is not confined to Vietnam or even South-East Asia.
    由于有禽流感病毒可能变异而导致全球流感大流行的威胁，问题就不仅仅限于越南甚至东南亚了。
27. The scientists identified a protein that inactivates the flu virus before it can mutate.
    科学家们发现了一种蛋白质，它可以使流感病毒变异前不活动。
28. Conversely, the tumors might mutate to escape the immune onslaught engendered by a dendritic cell vaccine.
    反之，肿瘤可能也会产生突变，因而躲过树突细胞疫苗引发的免疫攻击。