self-renewal
noun
self-re·new·al
ˌself-ri-ˈnü-əl 
-ˈnyü-
plural self-renewals
: the act or process of renewing oneself or itself
For a long time it has been assumed that heart muscle cells are incapable of self-renewal.—
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The Capricorn New Moon on the 11th is actually a potent one, and there’s reason to suspect that these efforts at self-renewal are going to move the needle in your current reality.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023
By contrast, for all their shortcomings, the democracies have a track record of flexibility, innovation, adaptation, and self-renewal that extends over two centuries.
—Aaron L. Friedberg, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
The only thing that filmmakers like as much as being a part of the film industry is railing against it; that negative energy of struggle is fuel for creativity, and the effort at self-renewal through withdrawal—through the unifying of art and life—is a leap into the void.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2023
Cells that develop these mutations have a self-renewal advantage compared to normal cells resulting in clones with identical mutations.
—Salvatore Viscomi, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
The study says that various mammals contain the same self-renewal type of cells, but deer are the only ones employing them.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2023
Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023
By contrast, for all their shortcomings, the democracies have a track record of flexibility, innovation, adaptation, and self-renewal that extends over two centuries.
—Aaron L. Friedberg, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
The only thing that filmmakers like as much as being a part of the film industry is railing against it; that negative energy of struggle is fuel for creativity, and the effort at self-renewal through withdrawal—through the unifying of art and life—is a leap into the void.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2023
Cells that develop these mutations have a self-renewal advantage compared to normal cells resulting in clones with identical mutations.
—Salvatore Viscomi, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
The study says that various mammals contain the same self-renewal type of cells, but deer are the only ones employing them.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Self-renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-renewal. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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