Scientists Take Big Steps Toward 'bionic' Leg

Scientists take big steps toward 'bionic' leg

As 20-year-old Hailey Daniswicz flexes muscles in her thigh, electrodes attached to her leg instruct a computer avatar to flex its knee and ankle -- parts of Hailey's leg that have been missing since 2005.

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