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Engineered material can reconnect severed nerves

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dghughes wrote: post #71
codeisawesome wrote: post #45

Would it be possible in a sci-fi near-future to transplant a new, lab-grown vertebral column, using something like this?

I think the spine is far more complex than the average person is aware of. From what I have read it has some basic reaction/thinking capabilities which may be beyond what can be made by humans.

Would be awesome for folks with irreparable damage or diseases like scoliosis if it could “just” be replaced though.

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rbanffy wrote: post #118
skykooler wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hmm, you could have a skilled pianist play piano through your hands.

There's more than that to playing - a musician masters their own body in order to play the instrument with the required dexterity. There would need to be a translation layer between the commands that work on their body and the ones that'd work in yours (different finger lengths and muscular strength is the first thing that came to my mind).

I was rather thinking about instant communication and cooperation, instead of remote control. Like an entire orchestra tuned together - no more individual players but one orchestra superbrain. Or football team. Or of course army shudder
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