Even if the complete repair of a broken nervous system is a distant dream, researchers think that engineering better neural prosthetics will help treat different nervous system diseases.

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The agency said on Friday workers "found a further crack in a sensitive location which requires us to keep the viaduct closed until the repair is complete".

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One of the pair heading for Japan, Fontaine Maru, is returning to Hawai'i for repair and will continue his journey to Japan once complete.

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The repair works, which are expected to take 20 weeks to complete, have a life expectancy of 120 years.

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The new chairman also steps into control of an agency that faces an uncertain budgetary future, four so-called megaprojects to complete in coming years, and a massive, not-yet-determined repair bill to cover infrastructure that was destroyed or damaged by Sandy.

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The Army Corps of Engineers report also listed beach repair projects in Coney Island, the Rockaways and Long Beach as being potentially eligible for complete federal funding.

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The repair works, which are expected to start on 1 January, will take an estimated 20 weeks to complete and have a life expectancy of 120 years.

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