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Mind-bending technology allows amputees to control their bionic prosthetic limbs with their thoughts. Amy Pollock reports.
Three Austrian men with brachial plexus injuries have become the first people in the world to receive a mind-controlled prosthetic arm based on a new technique known as 'bionic reconstruction.'Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria and the University Medical Center Göttingen in Germany developed the technique that combines selective nerve and muscle transfers, elective amputation, and an advanced robotic prosthesis.
Human trials of a device the size of a paper clip containing small electrodes which pick up neuron function from a blood vessel near the brain will begin next year. Jim Drury reports.
The White House wishes Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, a full recovery after the "terrible" news of her cancer diagnosis. "All of us just heard the terrible news. Our thoughts are with the Duchess of Cambridge and her family," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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