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1974 film directed by Jack Cardiff
The Mutations is a 1974 science-fiction horror film directed by Jack Cardiff and starring Donald Pleasence, Tom Baker, Brad Harris, Julie Ege, Michael Dunn, Scott Antony and Jill Haworth. It is about a geneticist (Pleasence) performing cutting-edge but illegal experiments, and sending the resultant “freaks” to a circus sideshow. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: The MutationsA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Can AlphaFold2 predict the impact of missense mutations on structure?Influential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Esquisse de cours 12e annéeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Activating Mutations in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Underlying Responsiveness of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer to GefitinibCited 9,743 times
- Go sideways: Venus Flytrap (film)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Freaks (1932 film)A closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Activating Mutations in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Underlying Responsiveness of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer to Gefitinib
Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer
EGFR Mutations in Lung Cancer: Correlation with Clinical Response to Gefitinib Therapy
COSMIC: the Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer
Mutations in the parkin gene cause autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
Point mutations define a sequence flanking the AUG initiator codon that modulates translation by eukaryotic ribosomes
Gefitinib versus cisplatin plus docetaxel in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer harbouring mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (WJTOG3405): an open label, randomised phase 3 trial
High Frequency of Mutations of the PIK3CA Gene in Human Cancers
🆕 Influential since 2022
Can AlphaFold2 predict the impact of missense mutations on structure?
A Detailed Overview of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron: Its Sub-Variants, Mutations and Pathophysiology, Clinical Characteristics, Immunological Landscape, Immune Escape, and Therapies
The 2021 WHO catalogue of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex mutations associated with drug resistance: a genotypic analysis
AENEAS: A Randomized Phase III Trial of Aumolertinib Versus Gefitinib as First-Line Therapy for Locally Advanced or MetastaticNon–Small-Cell Lung Cancer With EGFR Exon 19 Deletion or L858R Mutations
Using AlphaFold to predict the impact of single mutations on protein stability and function
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Esquisse de cours 12e annéeOntario. · 2002
NextMichael Crichton · 2006
Sweet ToothJeff Lemire · 2010
Sweet ToothJeff Lemire · 2010
Of Beast and BeautyStacey Jay · 2013
Specific ImpulseCharles Justiz · 2010
White horseAlex Adams · 2012
Mutation (Phoenix Files)Chris Morphew · 2014
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