Like many children of women who took thalidomide, she has shortened “seal-like” limbs of phocomelia, previously a very rare syndrome, From “Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in ...

In most cases of phocomelia, the limbs are fused together and appear like flippers, which is where the condition got its name. "Phoco" means seal" and "melia" means limbs. Only in extremely rare ...

Axolotls are known for their ability to grow back just about any body part that is bitten off by a predator, but the trigger ...

Arachchige says that having all the limbs identical makes the robot more adaptable, but it struggles to replicate the movement of a seal because it has less mass and is arranged in a different way.

Instead, it had a Star Wars–like aesthetic. Giuffria was delighted ... Bionic (or myoelectric) limbs, which are operated by muscle and nerve impulses to more closely mimic the movements and ...

From the point her arm terminates, dozens of vertebrae-like structures extend to form a long, sinuous tentacle. The limb is certainly striking. It is dextrous, too. Ms Knox can control its ...