Examples of rapid cell regeneration

Rapid cell regeneration is the ability to regenerate cells, thereby healing at an increased rate. A full list of examples of the power in action follows.

Season One Examples

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  Chandra Suresh's files contain a folder labeled "Rapid Cellular Regeneration".
  (Genesis)
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  Zach records a videotape of Claire being seriously injured from an 80 foot fall...
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  ...and Claire regenerates completely.
  (Genesis)
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  Claire's hand heals after being mangled in a garbage disposal.
  (Genesis)
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  Claire walks through fire...
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  ...and doesn't get burned.
  (Genesis)
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  Accident-prone Claire is tackled on a football field, snapping her neck.
  (Don't Look Back)
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  In a violent struggle, Claire's head is impaled by a tree branch...
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  ...but a medical examiner removed the branch from Claire's brain...
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  ...returning her life even after a full autopsy.
  (One Giant Leap)
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  Claire walks away from a car crash that nearly killed Brody...
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  ...survives even the worst injuries...
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  ...noticing foreign objects must be removed.
  (Aftermath)
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  Claire heals burns on her hands after pulling a tray out of the oven.
  (Better Halves)
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  Lyle doesn't think twice when stapling his sister's hand.
  (Nothing to Hide)
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  Sylar forcefully tosses Claire across a locker room, but with no lasting effect.
  (Homecoming)
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  Afterwards, Sylar pushes Peter off the roof of Union Wells...
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  ...but Peter copies Claire's power and regenerates his wounds...
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  ...leaving his fully healed face bloodied.
  (Homecoming)
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  Claire's lacerated hand healed itself after a severe accident with glass.
  (Six Months Ago)
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  Claire jumps off the platform at the gravel plant again, but she heals as she pushes her collarbone back in place. (Godsend)
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  The Mozaic file contains information on epithelial cell regeneration.
  (The Fix)
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  After falling from Charles Deveaux's rooftop, Peter mimics Claire's regeneration to heal his wounds.
  (Distractions)
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  Claire demonstrates her abilities to her birth mother by slicing her arm with a butcher knife.
  (Distractions)
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  Matt shoots Claire, trusting she will survive...
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  ...and her family gathers around her, some believing she is gone.
  (Company Man)
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  Mrs. Bennet learns of her daughter's powers after Ted burns Claire's neck.
  (Company Man)
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  When Claire tries to sedate Ted...
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  ...the radiation seems almost unbearable...
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  ...leaving her body severely burned...
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  ...but the charred skin regenerates...
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  ...until she is completely healed.
  (Company)
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  Mr. Bennet calls his daughter a "human skeleton".
  (Company Man)
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  Peter heals the cut Sylar made in his forehead.
  (.07%)
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  Then, Sylar jams a large shard of glass into the back of Peter's head...
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  ...which temporarily kills Peter...
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  ...until Claire removes the foreign object from his brain...
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  ...and he revives. (.07%)
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  Claire jumps out a window to escape Angela and Nathan, plummeting to the ground...
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  ...and runs off after regenerating.
  (How to Stop an Exploding Man)

Season Two Examples

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  Mohinder lectures on regeneration and ‎.
  (Four Months Later...)
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  At CVHS, Claire holds her hand over a Bunsen burner.
  (Four Months Later...)
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  Claire breaks her shinbone after trying to do a backflip...
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  ...but even the bruise heals quickly.
  (Four Months Later...)
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  Adam walks away after he pushes Kaito off of Charles Deveaux's rooftop. (Four Months Later...)
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  Caitlin helps Peter rediscover his power to heal.
  (Lizards)
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  Claire reaches into a pot of boiling water, leaving no lasting burns.
  (Lizards)
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  Claire later tests the limits of her regenerative powers...
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  ...she finds that when her toe is cut off...
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  ...it will still grow back.
  (Lizards)
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  Despite a brigand's arrows...
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  ...Kensei's wounds heal quickly.
  (Kindred)
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  Shocked at his newly discovered ability, Kensei tests his power.
  (Kindred)
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  Peter is shot in the chest, but his body rejects the bullet.
  (Kindred)
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  Whitebeard's guard runs Takezo Kensei through a sword, but the effect is short-lived.
  (The Line)
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  Claire walks away from a nasty spill.
  (The Line)
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  Adam Monroe was able to instantly heal an electrical burn.
  (Out of Time)
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  Peter looks at a picture of himself and Nathan...
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  ...and heals his brain cells, regaining his stolen memories.
  (Four Months Ago...)
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  Adam takes some of his own blood...
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  ...to put in Nathan's IV...
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  ...healing him almost immediately.
  (Four Months Ago...)
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  Noah Bennet regenerates an eye, after he is transfused with Claire's blood...
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  ...and wakes up after healing completely.
  (Cautionary Tales)
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  Victoria shoots Peter, but Peter survives. (Truth & Consequences)
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  Adam recovers from a shotgun blast to the gut. (Truth & Consequences)