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Joe Hamilton intuitively controls a DEKA prosthetic hand, made by Mobius Bionics and called the “Luke Arm,” for an advanced prosthetics study involving the Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface in a lab on the University of Michigan Medical Campus in Ann Arbor Michigan on August 9, 2018. (Evan Dougherty/University of Michigan Engineering photo via REUTERS)
Joe Hamilton intuitively controls a DEKA prosthetic hand, made by Mobius Bionics and called the “Luke Arm,” for an advanced prosthetics study involving the Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface in a lab on the University of Michigan Medical Campus in Ann Arbor Michigan on August 9, 2018. (Evan Dougherty/University of Michigan Engineering photo via REUTERS)

‘It’s like you have a hand again’

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Today’s artificial limbs can look very natural and now an innovative process makes prosthetic hands move more naturally as well.

Brazil confirms 8th coronavirus case as it spreads across country

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil has confirmed eight cases of the new coronavirus as of yesterday, including the first instances of likely local transmission, as the infectious disease spreads up the coast to tourist hotspot Rio de Janeiro and neighboring Espirito Santo state, the Health Ministry said.

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