altering

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Researchers also caution that altering powerful brain signaling pathways could have unintended consequences.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Changes in the ocean, including some caused by human-driven climate change, "could be altering migration corridors in ways we don't yet fully understand", Castro said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Arora's alternative plan was for a shorter runway at a lower cost, and did not require altering the M25.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Australia’s Labor government, led by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, changed property tax rules, ending negative gearing and altering capital-gains tax.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The “harmless” insecticides malathion and methoxychlor are less poisonous than their relatives only because a liver enzyme deals with them, altering their molecules in such a way that their capacity for harm is lessened.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson