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Mick Ebeling

Mick Ebeling says watching Daniel eat with his prosthetic arm was on par with witnessing the birth of his children.

How a California man is using 3-D printers to bring prosthetic limbs to war-torn Sudan

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Sudan has been ravaged by years of war, costing many Sudanese life and limb. But for those who have lost a limb, there’s new hope. A California man has created a project to use 3-D printers to make new artificial limbs.

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