Re: Tech/news: Hand transplant

mark@unicorn.com
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:16:47 -0800 (PST)

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