altering

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The company’s scientific approach, called epigenetic reprogramming, works by altering DNA markings and dictating which genes a cell uses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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

Joel Bodmer, who stood for selection as Labour's candidate for the Croydon East constituency, has been charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to allegedly altering phone records.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Stores are also altering prices in real time on the shelves with electronic labels that make it simple for prices to be changed remotely and instantly, based on other dynamic pricing models like peak times.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Our understanding of genes has reached such a level of sophistication and depth that we are no longer studying and altering genes in test tubes, but in their native context in human cells.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee