Thin ribbon lies along the spinal cord to deliver impulses and drugs Is supple enough to move like real tissue Can also be used to monitor electrical impulses from the brain in real time

By Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com

Published: 20:15 EST, 8 January 2015 | Updated: 21:14 EST, 8 January 2015

It is a technology straight out of a science fiction film.

French researchers have revealed a 'cyborg' implant which can be attached to the spine to help the paralysed walk again.

The thin ribbon, withembedded with electrodes, which lies along the spinal cord and delivers electrical impulses and drugs, while being supple enough to move like real tissue - and researchers say it could even be attached to the brain.

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The thin ribbon embedded with electrodes lies along the spinal cord and delivers electrical impulses and drugs directly to the spine

The thin ribbon, with embedded with electrodes, which lies along the spinal cord and delivers electrical impulses and drugs, while being supple enough to move like real tissue - and researchers say it could even be attached to the brain.

Paralysed rats who were fitted with the implant were able to walk on their own again after just a few weeks of training.

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