The term "cyborg" literally means "cybernetic organism" -- a
being constructed of both mechanical and organic material.
Although traditionally confined to the realms of science
fiction, modern medicine and in particular prosthetics have made
the term applicable to a number of human beings.  Many people
who could technically be labelled part-cybernetic, part-organic,
have become so as the result of complex medical procedures,
usually stemming from medical necessity. Some, however, chose to
grant themselves cyborg status in the name of scientific
advancement.  As part of's Transhuman Week, we explore five
examples of human beings who, today, would qualify as living
cyborgs.  Jesse Sullivan Jesse Sullivan, hailed as the world's
first "Bionic Man", lost his arms as a result of an accident he
sustained during his work as an electrical linesman. The
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago gave him the opportunity to
replace his arms with robotic prosthetics, which thanks to a
procedure that connects his nervous system