Rex the bionic man shows how close technology is to catching up with — and exceeding — the abilities of the human body, The Guardian reports.
Housed within a frame of state-of-the-art prosthetic limbs is a functional heart-lung system, complete with artificial blood pumping through a network of pulsating modified-polymer arteries.
He has a bionic spleen to clean the blood, and an artificial pancreas to keep his blood sugar on the level.