reactivate

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Genetic and epigenetic changes can reactivate biological programs that are normally turned off after early development, ultimately driving tumor formation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

This “”will inevitably reactivate the trauma of some victims…some of whom are not necessarily known to us,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"By identifying different parasite subtypes inside cysts, our study pinpoints which ones are most likely to reactivate and cause damage," she said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

"Injecting economic resources into affected families helps reactivate the local economy," he says.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

In the months that followed the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown, when other reactors around Japan went offline for maintenance, the government withheld approval for them to reactivate.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland