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 researchers found that surviving fragments of fast-growing Acroporidae corals did not regenerate over the areas damaged by starfish feeding.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Benefits: Creatine helps skeletal muscles regenerate ATP for energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The prime minister has announced a £210m package to regenerate the UK's communities and high streets.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Next season the cane will regenerate, a vegetal mystery, and she will return to cut it again.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
"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
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
It was to follow on from the series finale in May 2025, in which Ncuti Gatwa's incarnation of the Doctor regenerated into Billie Piper, who previously played the Doctor's assistant, Rose.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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
Although the regenerated tissues were not exact matches to the original anatomy, the researchers successfully restored all of the major structures that had been removed during amputation, including bone, tendon, ligament, and joint tissue.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
This xenograft, as it’s called, would stay in place until the underlying tissue had regenerated enough to supply blood to the skin graft.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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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
"But rather than simply protecting DNA, TRF2 seems to be key to regenerating muscle throughout life."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 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
Evil was always here, regenerating, bubbling under the surface.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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