Amputee Animals: This Sea Turtle Can Swim Again With His New Fighter Jet Inspired Wings

It’s amazing what science and technology can do today, like giving a disabled sea turtle the ability to swim again. Hofesh, meaning “freedom” in Hebrew, is a sea turtle living in Israel who lost his two left-side fins when he was entangled in a fishing net four years ago. The amputations immobilized the poor sea… Continue reading Amputee Animals: This Sea Turtle Can Swim Again With His New Fighter Jet Inspired Wings

These High School Students Are Creating a Prosthetic Hand for a Two-Year-Old

Two-year-old Zaxton was born with only a thumb and a pinky. Without his missing fingers, it can be difficult for Zaxton to handle certain objects. When Herb Wasson, a teacher at Leander High School in Texas, asked these three juniors to build a custom prosthetic hand for the two-year-old brother of a former student, they… Continue reading These High School Students Are Creating a Prosthetic Hand for a Two-Year-Old