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1. A paralyzed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it thanks to electronic brain implants implanted by Swiss scientists, a medical first he says has changed his life.
   2023-05-26 13:41:54 (First version)
2. In a medical first, a paralyzed man is able to walk naturally through the use of electronic brain implants implanted by Swiss scientists.
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