to reprogram
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- verb
- /ˌriːˈprəʊɡræm/
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reprogramar
- Caira et al. demonstrated that, similar to an inflammatory process, high cholesterol can stimulate certain cells to reprogram into bone cells in the aortic valve and cartilage cells in the mitral valve.
- reprogram cells
It's because what we are eating is reprogramming our cells to make fat cells.
- It's because what we are eating is reprogramming our cells to make fat cells.
- But on day three, what happens is the embryo for the very first time is reprogrammed and it turns on its own unique genes.
Examples
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Scientists can then reprogram the cells into new ones to study their behavior.
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BioTime, though, is developing the processes to reprogram ES and iPS cells to become different adult cell types.
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And in fact, the, the fat cell is easier to reprogram than the skin cell.
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It's because what we are eating is reprogramming our cells to make fat cells.
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Scientists have discovered a way to reprogram human skin cells so that they mimic embryonic stem cells with the potential to become any tissue in the body.
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Yamanaka's recent and exciting advances demonstrate that it is possible to reprogram cells in adult human tissues into cells that very closely resemble, but may not be identical to, ES cells.
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In November, we witnessed a landmark achievement when scientists discovered a way to reprogram adult skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells.
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To reprogram adult cells, scientists expose them to four genetically engineered viruses.
Synonyms
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Make a bacterium have new genes by adding DNA from another cell
How Transformed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reprogram is built from re- 'again' and program 'a plan or set of instructions'. In science, to reprogram a cell is to change its internal instructions so it becomes a different type of cell.