a virtual human model with the body of an 18-month-old child with five-fingered hands. Its virtual body senses its surroundings with binocular vision, proprioception and a full-body virtual skin.

and so-called bioengineers are working overtime to develop artificial organs, grow skin and other body parts in the laboratory, and even propagate whole, living organs, including the human heart.

Artificial intelligence is in our homes ... In a new series, Aleks Krotoski (The Digital Human, Radio 4) and Kevin Fong (13 Minutes to the Moon, BBC World Service) set out to 'solve' AI.

With restored circulation, the TAH allowed Harbison to regain enough strength within 10 days to also undergo a heart ...