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'Blade Runner' still subject of scientists' debate
By artappraiser on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 3:55pm |
By Patrick Lannan, Reuters, June 27, 2012
While South African athlete Oscar Pistorius attempts to become the first amputee runner to compete at the Olympic Games, scientists are still arguing whether his artificial limbs give him a critical advantage or not.
Pistorius, born without fibulas and who had his lower legs amputated when a baby, uses carbon fibre prosthetic running blades and is hoping to qualify for the 400 metres at the Games [....]
Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters
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