regenerate
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This microbe produces a substance called propionate, which helps trigger changes inside intestinal cells that make them better prepared to regenerate following radiation damage.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
The Swindon to Oxford: Regenerating the Thames and Tributaries nature recovery programme is working with local conservation groups to regenerate the population along the River Thames and its flood plain.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Benefits: Creatine helps skeletal muscles regenerate ATP for energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Disruptions involving DEAF1 may further impair the body's ability to regenerate healthy muscle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
These instruments shared the ability to regenerate a held note seemingly endlessly, without a break for breath or a change in fingering.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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"We discovered at least two different stem cell populations -- one that regenerates tissues such as epidermis and neurons, and another that forms muscles and connective tissue," says Adelmann.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
Bamboo grows faster than eucalyptus and regenerates like a weed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
At the end of an actor's tenure as the Doctor, the character "regenerates" with somebody else then taking on the extra-terrestrial role.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023
When I ask about jararanko, he says “the lizard has a healing property that is astringent—it absorbs bruises and regenerates fractures or fissures.”
From National Geographic ● Oct. 26, 2023
I wipe it away quickly, but it regenerates.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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Enter Godzilla -- believed defeated in the 2023 "Godzilla Minus One," but radioactively regenerated -- who takes on the three-headed beast with at least some human assistance.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
The research team tested the mechanical strength and durability of the regenerated material under conditions designed to mimic everyday use.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Panettiere gave a likeably sparky performance as Claire, a cheerleader who regenerated if she was physically harmed, and who was at the heart of the show's "save the cheerleader, save the world" premise.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Brittin added that the show had "regenerated multiple times in its 60-plus year history" and would "do so again".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
But images of Tartarus kept burning in his mind—the River Phlegethon, the blistered ground where monsters regenerated, the dark forest where arai circled overhead in the blood-mist clouds.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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In one video I found, Cramer, a serious-looking man in his 40s, discussed “holographic regenerating medical beds” back in 2015.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
These trees "need natural disturbances such as fires," according to the government department Environment Canada, but suffer from repeated, intense fires that prevent them from regenerating.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The BBC is "working hard" on regenerating Doctor Who, director-general Matt Brittin has said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
And instead of a knee or hip replacement, you could get new bone and joint treatments designed to reverse physical decline entirely by regenerating tissue in damaged joints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The presence of telomerase meant cells could keep regenerating their telomeres indefinitely.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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