repurpose

"Over and again, we see that evolution operates by repurposing existing structures and functions, often in surprising and unpredictable ways."

The researchers did not select the drug at random: this study followed comprehensive analyses of genome data in order to find starting points for repurposing established drugs.

We break them down as needed and repurpose what is left to make sauces, stocks or other dishes.

And, perhaps most notably, it resulted in the creation of foods that repurpose what might otherwise end up in the garbage without sacrificing taste in the interest of altruism.

“This will likely include repurposing the legal and organizing strategies that defeated coal-fired power plants and tar-sands pipelines to stop the construction of mass detention facilities and border militarization.”