Re: Tech/news: Hand transplant

From: Joe Trusnik (trusnija@muohio.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 26 1999 - 10:19:10 MST


At 02:16 AM 1/26/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Alexander 'Sasha' Chislenko [sasha1@netcom.com] wrote:
>>LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (CNN) -- A team of surgeons has performed
>>the first hand transplant in the United States, attaching a donor hand,
>>wrist and portion of a forearm to a 37-year-old man.
>
>Meanwhile, banks and other security-conscious organisations are heading
>towards using hand-prints for ID. Is it just me, or are they totally
>clue-deficient? I really don't want my hand stolen along with my ATM card
>if I get mugged in five years time.
>
> Mark
>

Look at it like this: you bring up evidence of the transplant, someone
puts the info. into a computer, and BOOM--instant access all over again.
Maybe not that quickly, but it works. Kinda like losing your license or
Social Security Card.

        Joe



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