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Caption: University of Houston associate professor Stanley Kleis, who has worked with NASA for more than 20 years to enhance the functionality of its bioreactors, said that this particular device, like many inventions initially designed for use in space, has broad applications here on Earth -- not the least of which is in the treatment of heart attack patients.
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