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Pioneering heart stem cell expert Li Renke dies at 65 during a Chinese conference
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Li Renke, a visionary cardiovascular scientist who applied engineering principles to the human heart and developed conductive biomaterials to repair tissue damaged by heart attacks, died while attending an academic conference in the Chinese city of Xian earlier this month. He was 65.
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Pioneering heart stem cell expert Li Renke dies at 65 during a Chinese conference
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