Technological Enhancments to the Human Body1-Darpa Brain Implants - Implants would be used to aid people with mental disabilities and eventually aid in military operations. The implants have claimed to not have the intent to be weaponized but DARPA is defense oriented. These brain implants have started to begin testing in patients/volunteers who are already undergoing a neural operation.
2-Hopkins Limbs - Linmbs controlled by the mind without any invasive operations. The patient in the article had his arms removed when he was a teenager due to an electrical accident and he is directly working with the researchers to work on these limbs. Although not yet commercially viable, they plan to work on them in the future. 3-Neural Implants-Pros and Cons as well as general information about neural implants and the ethical issues as well as scientific advancements that could come ot of them. 4-Issues- Lays out the legal issues and problems with the implication of a neural implant. The article explains and lays out the argument from the point of view of the legal system and the work around that an implant could have.
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