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Having 6 Fingers Is Not as Useless as Doctors Thought, Says Study
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-sixth-finger-on-our-hands-would-actually-be-super-useful?fbclid=IwAR0NTmuvi3vpiZK3FfbhSMVc55Mk-ruPsWY2-63HH9As7Z0h-3_CvjMiRKsIt's really not uncommon for human babies to be born with extra fingers or toes. The mutation is called polydactyly, and around one in 500 babies has it. These extra digits are considered useless, and usually amputated not long after birth - but as new research has shown, they may not be quite so bad after all.
A new study of two people who kept their additional fingers - so they have six on each hand - has shown that they can type on their phones, play complicated video games, and even tie a shoelace all with just one hand.
As bioengineer Etienne Burdet of Imperial College London noted, "extra fingers and toes are traditionally seen as a birth defect, so nobody has thought to study how useful they might really be."
A new study of two people who kept their additional fingers - so they have six on each hand - has shown that they can type on their phones, play complicated video games, and even tie a shoelace all with just one hand.
As bioengineer Etienne Burdet of Imperial College London noted, "extra fingers and toes are traditionally seen as a birth defect, so nobody has thought to study how useful they might really be."
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