Read the following newspaper article about the first bionic man and answer the

questions on the opposite page.

First complete 'bionic man' unveiled in U.K.

With his realistic face and functional artificial blood-circulatory system, a $1 million
artificial human on display in London is a sight to see.
by Chenda Ngak February 7, 2013
He's got blood flowing through him, but he sure isn't human. Meet Rex, the world's first
complete "bionic man."
Rex has the face of a man; prosthetic limbs; a functional
artificial blood-circulatory system; and artificial organs
including a pancreas, kidney, spleen, and trachea. At 6.5-feet
tall, Rex is valued at a whopping $1 million.
Created for the TV documentary series "How to Build a
Bionic Man," Rex was constructed by a team of roboticists.
The researchers say they wanted to test scientific
boundaries and demonstrate how modern science is
beginning to catch up with sci-fi in the race to replace
body parts with man-made alternatives.

In the future, people may be able to fix a failing

organ without having a transplant. The agonizing wait for
a matching donor could be a thing of the past.

Bertolt Meyer, a social psychologist at the University of

Zurich, was in London with other researchers to
demonstrate how the bionic man works.

"One of my personal favorites is the artificial blood that

runs through these tubings, because this is made of
nanoparticles that are able to bind oxygen and give them
off, just like real blood can do, but this isn't real blood, this
is nanoparticles," Meyer told reporters yesterday.
"Also the fact that they are very close to an implantable
artificial kidney that will actually be able to replace a
failing kidney without the necessity of a kidney transplant.
So think of the great benefits technology like that would
bring. I knew fairly much about prosthetic limbs
apparently, but what we are close to accomplishing in terms of artificial organs -- I find that
absolutely mind boggling."

Rex is on display as part of a free exhibit called "How Much of You Can Be Rebuilt?" at the
Science Museum in London. The exhibit runs through March 11.
(a) What is the name of the first bionic man? Who constructed him?

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(b) Give three features of the bionic man.

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(c) What did the researchers want to test? Give two details.

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(d) Mention two ways in which it will help people in future?

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(e) Who is Bertolt Meyer?

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(f) What is artificial blood made of?

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(g) What, according to Meyer, are scientists very close to?

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(h) Where is Rex exhibited and how long will he be there?

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