The E-Dura is a tiny implant that may change lives– it’s shown huge promise in getting paralyzed rats to walk again, and may one day help paralyzed human mobile. How does it work, and how is it better than other options? Kim Horcher discusses with Phil Torres (Scientist, host of Al Jazeera America’s TechKnow) and Jason G. Goldman (Scientist, writer for Scientific American, BBC Future).
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I think I’ll wait till they can really fix me. Not just something to help my body to work correctly.. I want the real use of my legs back. I’d be really pissed if I got this and a year later scientists discover how to regenerate nerve tissue. I’d be even more pissed if getting this somehow messed me up further and prevented me from fully regaining the use of my legs. From what I’ve seen in the recent rapid explosion of technology. We’re not too far off from some really crazy medical advancements.