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Cutting-edge tech has let this paralysed man move and feel again

Keith Thomas was paralysed from the chest down in a diving accident in 2020. But thanks to a historic trial, he’s recovering sensation in his arms and hands, letting him feel his sister’s handshake. "When I feel the sense of touch, it’s unreal. Because I haven’t felt that in 3 years now."

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