regenerate
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Despite major damage to epithelial tissue, the larvae were able to regenerate fully functional wings.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The good news is that researchers are developing therapies that do what was once thought impossible: regenerate cartilage, boost the knee’s natural ability to heal, and prevent cartilage breakdown in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
And a clever system allows you to spend the rage you have accumulated to regenerate your health.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Inside neurons, AHR appears to connect responses to the surrounding environment with the cellular processes that determine whether damaged axons can regenerate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Happy hour was a good place to bray, to regenerate courage, and to be infected with the enthusiasm of other men who lived to fly.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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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
At the end of this evening's series finale, Gatwa regenerates into Billie Piper, who previously played the Doctor's companion, Rose Tyler.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
The previously-tried approach relies on a reversible metal-CO2 reaction that regenerates carbon dioxide, continuing to contribute greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
Bamboo grows faster than eucalyptus and regenerates like a weed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
Japan’s high rainfall also ensures that its forest regenerates quickly after logging.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Panettiere gave a likeably sparky performance as Claire, a cheerleader who regenerated if she was physically harmed, and who was at the heart of the show's "save the cheerleader, save the world" premise.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The researchers tested the regenerated material under conditions intended to reproduce the stresses teeth experience in daily life.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 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
The regenerated areas contained both skeletal components and connective tissues arranged in patterns resembling natural anatomy.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
Everything goes bright in my view—and an instant later, I’ve regenerated a pace behind the others.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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I’m learning that regenerating sometimes is just being quiet and letting ideas percolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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
This was as a result of feral goats who ate every tree seedling which then prevented the forest from regenerating.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The presence of telomerase meant cells could keep regenerating their telomeres indefinitely.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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