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First human embryonic stem cell trials halted by FDA, but why?
The FDA has temporarily halted what will be the first US-based human trials using embryonic stem cells. Geron hopes to restore movement in those with paralysis. Can they did it? Will the “impossible” actually happen? And more, why was the study put on hold? What happened to those monkeys out in Cali? – Tiff
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Wheelchair on Steroids: I give you the Tank Chair
The Tank Chair rides on rubber tracks and takes wheelchair-users over logs, through snow, and even up stairs. Read all about this impressive piece of adapted technology here – Tiff
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Love elevators as much as me? Thank Elisha Otis
If it wasn’t for the Otis safety brake, an invention that gave birth to the modern-day elevator, what a tired, stuck populace we would be. Read all about the invention of the modern-day elevator – Tiff
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Was using a taser multiple times on double amputee Gregory Williams really necessary?
It’s the Merced California Police vs. George Williams. Was he a threat despite being sans weapon? Were the police out of line? Read the full story about went down here – Tiff
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How do you stop from falling out of your wheelchair?
And is strapping myself in – like Hannibal Lector to a gurney – my only option? Read my thoughts on this ever-present annoyance here 🙂 – Tiff