On a lighter -- or is that darker -- note, other areas of science and technology bravely march ever-onward with the goal of a better understanding of life, the universe, and tattoos.

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Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc.

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