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Spinal Implants Offer Hope to Paralysed - Canada/Australia
Health & Wellness  (tags: australia, canada, bionic ear, paraplegics, health, walk, research, study )

Chrissy
- 373 days ago - brisbanetimes.com.au
AUSTRALIA's bionic ear experts may hold the key to perfecting a technique that will allow paraplegics to walk again. A Canadian researcher has been working for 15 years on bionic implants that use electrical signals to command "lifeless" limbs to stand ..
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Aletta Kraan (31)
Monday November 17, 2008, 4:06 pm
That would be wonderful !!
 

Barbara Liebowitz (874)
Monday November 17, 2008, 5:57 pm
great news i wish christopher reeves and his wife was arround to see this
 

Linda B. (57)
Monday November 17, 2008, 6:25 pm
what an amazing breakthrough if this becomes a reality.
 
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