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Stiletto-wearing women and ostriches help prosthetic leg development

Women in stilettos and ostriches have unwittingly contributed to scientific advancement by showing researchers how to design aprosthetic leg better adapted for walking, said a study published Wednesday. The best prosthesis for above-knee amputees, and for humanoid robots, would work nothing like the human leg, scientists found, — but like that of an…