Blade runners: Do high-tech prostheses give runners an unfair advantage? - Salon

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Blade runners: Do high-tech prostheses give runners an unfair advantage? Salon Scientific American Paralympic long jump champ Markus Rehm's bid to compete in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics fell short in July when he could not prove that his carbon-fiber “blade” prosthesis didn't give him an advantage. His baffling case serves ...