Thursday, September 14, 2006

Advances in Medical Technology

Pretty cool, if you ask me.

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"Sept. 14, 2006 — Claudia Mitchell is the first "bionic woman."

When Mitchell thinks, "close your hand," her hand closes, even though she lost her hand and entire arm two years ago.

Mitchell, a 26-year-old former Marine, lost her left arm in a motorcycle accident in 2004 and just received a bionic prosthesis from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

She now has partial use of the arm that she lost — and she controls it with her thoughts."

1 comment:

Kenny said...

I agree, this is pretty cool. It the 'mind-body' problem even more of a reality, though.