reprogram
verb
re·pro·gram
(ˌ)rē-ˈprō-ˌgram 
-grəm
reprogrammed; reprogramming; reprograms
: to program anew
especially
: to revise or write a new program for
reprogram a computer
: to rewrite or revise a program especially of a computer
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Scientists are trying to find out how to manipulate cellular aging processes—for instance, how to destroy senescent cells (aged cells that cause inflammation), or how to reprogram cells to revert them to an earlier state of development.
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João Medeiros, WIRED, 27 June 2024
Researchers concluded that a new potential therapeutic strategy to treat lupus can aim to treat T cells to reprogram them toward benign or even protective functions.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 July 2024
But notably, the bill would reprogram billions from the Loan Programs Office to fund at least three advanced reactor demonstration projects.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 9 July 2024
There will be a new controls gallery with new options, and users can resize and adjust the apps as well as adjust options for the lock screen and reprogram the action button and other features.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
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João Medeiros, WIRED, 27 June 2024
Researchers concluded that a new potential therapeutic strategy to treat lupus can aim to treat T cells to reprogram them toward benign or even protective functions.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 July 2024
But notably, the bill would reprogram billions from the Loan Programs Office to fund at least three advanced reactor demonstration projects.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 9 July 2024
There will be a new controls gallery with new options, and users can resize and adjust the apps as well as adjust options for the lock screen and reprogram the action button and other features.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
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“Reprogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprogram. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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