Question by my edward is better than yours: how are artificial limbs attached? i was watching fullmetal alchemist the other day, and it made me question how real artificial limbs are attached. is it painful? or do they just strap on or whatever? thanks Best answer: Answer by ConnorFor real artificial limbs? They don’t actualy [...]

Question by Tinh: What field in Biotechnology makes artificial limbs. Robotic Arms, Legs, ect.? I am wondering what field in biotechnology makes artificial limbs like robotic body parts. Best answer: Answer by climberguy12that would be biomedical engineering. incidentally the field i am going to school for. i like it a lot. not the easiest curriculum [...]

Question by S Oul: is there any rule against soccer players who have artificial limbs? i lost an arm in a car accident some time ago, and got it replaced by an artificial one. i’m really looking forward to playing in the mls and other international soccer competition. Can i play? or is there any [...]

Question by billi70: Where to get artificial limbs in Dubai? I want to have arches fixed in shoes due to flat feet. Thank you. Best answer: Answer by Mr MuslimGo to the limb market in Dubai! Give your answer to this question below!

Question by celtic.piskie: Is this an animal?? What constitutes alive? ? I love robots, I really do. This is Gordon. http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1828 He’s a robot with rat cells for a brain. Is he alive? At what point of hybridism does something turn into robot with rat brain, and rat with robot appendages? Is he alive? He [...]

Question by dtshaff: How do people with artificial limbs and pacemakers get past airport security? Best answer: Answer by binaisacalichicI think that they have doctors notes saying that they have artificial limbs or pacemakers. But I don’t have one, so I dont know. Add your own answer in the comments!

Question by john: are you interested in campaigning for immortality? by using certain techniques it is possible to inhibit head development in the presentient human embryo. growing to whatever size using artificial wombs we can harvest cloned organs for transplant and in future a complete body prosthesis. it will benefit people in need of limb [...]

Question by PDZ 247: What advancements have been made in the field of amputations and artificial limbs? Since 1945, what advancements have been made in this field in the past 60 years. Best answer: Answer by origamimarkAmputations are less necessary now, but when they are, the surgeon knows how to do it properly. Artificial limbs [...]

Question by wade: Medical technology question, could an knee disartic amputee have a fake tibia put in? i am a knee disarticulation amputee. i have my knee and kneecap still and i can still flex my quad muscles and hamstring muscles. however i do not have a tibia after my knee therefore i cannot control [...]

Question by Ed: Mind Reading Technology? Did you know that scientist are studying how to read the human mind with technology? Example technologys MIND READING TECHNOLOGY http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mindreadingtechnology/ Peter Robinson – Mind-reading machines http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/rainbow/emotions/mind-reading.html Cyberkinetics The BrainGate System http://www.cyberkineticsinc.com/content/medicalproducts/braingate.jsp Neural Prostheses/Brain Machine Interface Publications Donoghue Lab http://donoghue.neuro.brown.edu/publications.html Best answer: Answer by Bob DIt is both possible [...]

Question by Slyvr: How do modern prosthetic technologies link with organic nerves? I don’t think we’d just be able to take a wire and “plug” it into our body somehow. So how exactly are prosthetic arms, hands, etc capable of communicating with nerves? The main thing I’m looking into right now is prosthetic camera eyes [...]

Question by gubernacullum: how about this as a method of achieving immortality? through ‘gene knockout’ it is possible to inhibit head development in the presentient cloned human embryo. growing to approximately adult size using artificial womb technology provides a means of transplanting tissues, organs, limbs and in future even a complete body prosthesis. i can [...]

Question by SBad: Is it a good idea to have artificial limbs? Sometimes I do because you wouldn’t experience problems like carpal tunnel syndrome. Sometimes I feel otherwise because you need muscles to move. Best answer: Answer by rainingonmeCARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY WORKED FOR ME . I LIKE MY HANDS AND LIMBS What do you think? [...]

Question by Looking for answers~: What are some social impacts of artificial limbs? Hey guys, currently I’m stuck on this question for an assignment. I’ve been looking around and haven’t quite found what I’m looking for. Please don’t give a direct site such as wikipedia. I’ve already read it and it didn’t help. Any help [...]

Question by Nail Fatkullin: Will u b considered a machine if 99 % of your body is replaced by artificial limbs because of med. amputations? People usually ask if an intelligent machine or robot can be considered human. But what about the reverse? What if, as a result of multiple medical amputations 99 percent of [...]

Question by StellaXO: Where can you get custom made rubber/latex gloves? My boyfriend is a wounded warrior that has a stainless steel hook attachment for his prosthesis. He just started medical school and would like a glove to cover his hook during dissections and such. I have searched and searched, but have not found anywhere [...]

Question by charlee: What are some positives and negatives to having Artificial Limbs in the world today!?!? What are some advantages and disadvantages to having people get Artificial Limbs? Best answer: Answer by Kìmߣ®L¥It is all advantage… Give your answer to this question below!

Question by Ashley Erin: What would be a good approach to a research paper over artificial limbs? I have to do a research paper over artificial limbs and I’m not sure how I should do this. What should I talk about? Just one (like a leg) or all of them? I was also thinking about [...]