He realized that the AAV could be used as factory inside the motor neurons to pump out large quantities of nourishing growth factors.

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After parking the engine, a control is operated that transfers the power being output by the motor from the drivetrain to the pump.

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The motor is guaranteed to last for five years, and the firm estimates over its lifetime it should be able to pump the equivalent amount of air needed to fill 26 million party balloons.

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