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.
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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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Another shot from the tape shows her recovering from being hit by a car. (Nothing to Hide)
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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...
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...but Claire revives later. (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 (but her hair unharmed)...
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...but the charred skin regenerates...
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...until she is completely healed. (Company Man)
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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)
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Mohinder lectures on regeneration. (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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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 has a tattoo on his right arm...
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...but due to rapid cell regeneration, it disappears almost instantly. (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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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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Claire regenerates after she falls to the ground. (Cautionary Tales)
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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)
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Claire's hand spits out shards of glass. (Truth & Consequences)
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During his long battle against Evan and his many clones in 1777, Adam repeatedly heals from various wounds. (Revolutionary War, Parts 1, 2)
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After being injected with an altered form of Claire's blood...
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...Maya heals from a gun wound...
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...and wakes up perfectly healthy. (Powerless)
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Sylar injects himself with Claire's blood...
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...and his injuries from his encounter with Elle instantly heal. (Powerless)
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Buried alive in a coffin, Adam has "died more times than [he] can count" due to lack of oxygen. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)
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Adam cures Diane of her tuberculosis by giving her his blood. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)
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Claire remains alive when Sylar opens her skull.
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When her skull is attached back to Claire's head, the wound heals.
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A knife wound on Sylar's chest heals. (The Second Coming)
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Claire's hand heals, albeit she is feeling no pain. (The Butterfly Effect)
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Sylar uses his newly acquired ability from Claire to remove some tasers...
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...and to quickly recover from Bianca's bullet-fire. (Dreams Until Death)
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When Noah shoots Sylar in Level Five of Primatech Research, Sylar says little more than "Ouch". (The Butterfly Effect)
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Elle electrocutes Sylar, but there's no lasting effect on him. (The Butterfly Effect)
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...who immediately regenerates...
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...and afterwards in Albany, Oregon, regenerates from a grenade. (Resistance)
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When Peter snaps Sylar's neck...
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...it heals when Sylar pushes it in place. (Angels and Monsters)
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Arthur can now breathe without a machine. (Dying of the Light)
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Sandra shoots Claire, but she doesn't stay dead for long. (Dying of the Light)
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Elle tries unsuccessfully to electrocute Claire...
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...with all her might. (Eris Quod Sum)
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Claire is able to absorb Elle's electrical arcs. (Eris Quod Sum)
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Claire jumps out of Peter's apartment...
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...lands on the ground...
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...then gets back up, good as new. (It's Coming)
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Despite Elle's numerous attempts to exact electrical revenge on Sylar, she cannot kill him. (It's Coming)
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Claire regenerates after pulling shards of glass from her shoulder. (Dual)
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Claire uses herself as a human shield...
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...but recovers after being shot multiple times. (Trust and Blood)
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Claire grabs a box cutter...
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...cutting her hand open and regenerating it to convince Alex Woolsly that she is special. (Building 26)
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Sylar is unhurt by Danko's team's bullets. (Building 26)
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Alex Woolsly recollects an exaggeration of Claire's ability. (The Swimmer)
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Sylar's hand heals quickly, much to his father's amazement. (Shades of Gray)
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Darts that were shot into Sylar's body have no effect on him. (Shades of Gray)
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Claire's powers allow her liver tissue to regenerate, and so she never gets drunk while drinking alcohol. (Into Asylum)
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After deceiving Noah with his changed appearance, Sylar regenerates...
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...and then spits out the bullet that was shot into his head. (Turn and Face the Strange)
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After suffering self-inflicted wounds, Sylar's wounds heal. (I Am Sylar)
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After testing out Gretchen's "jump, push, fall" theory by herself, Claire regenerates...
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...but has to manually restore her dislocated ribs. (Jump, Push, Fall)
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Claire lets Gretchen cut her hand and shows Gretchen her ability. (Ink)
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Captain Lubbock shoots Sylar, but Sylar is unhurt. (Hysterical Blindness)
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Claire regenerates after being impaled at a slaughterhouse. (Strange Attractors)
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Claire demonstrates her ability to Doug. (Thanksgiving)
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When slashed by a burly guy, Claire heals defiantly. (The Fifth Stage)
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But after Sylar has transformed in Nathan, Peter lets him regenerate.
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After falling from a height, Sylar regenerates and walks away without a scratch. (The Fifth Stage)
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After borrowing Claire's ability, Peter regenerates. (Let It Bleed)
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Claire pins a pencil in Sylar's eye...
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...but later, his eye looks normal. (Pass/Fail)
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...and gets rid of the bullet...
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Claire falls from the Ferris wheel...
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...fixes her dislocated limbs...
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...and regenerates her wounds, right in front of the media. (Brave New World)
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