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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-just-a-shadowrun-subplot dept.

theodp writes "Newsweek reports that a grim trade in stolen human tissue isn't just the stuff of Robin Cook novels. Demand for the tissue, which is used in such procedures as joint and heart-valve replacements, back surgery, dental implants and skin grafts, has driven the price for a single harvested body up to $7,000. Many unsuspecting recipients are now rushing to doctors to be tested for tainted tissue."

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  1. I don't care if it's abby normal by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm not giving my brain back.

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    Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
  2. 10 things I hate about deciet... by Neoprofin · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought a kidney was 10K easily. TV has lied to me and those student loans are only getting bigger.

  3. Taint? by tonygent · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd be pretty pissed if someone used taint tissue on me too!

  4. Re:Huh... by Thing+1 · · Score: 2, Funny
    [...] a lot of people find religion in prison.

    Huh. Makes sense. Yeah, when I'm getting plowed in the ass daily, I'll make up some invisible friend in the sky who did this to me. Then, when I meet him, I'll kill him.

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    I feel fantastic, and I'm still alive.
  5. they don't even need to kill you by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny

    They just pretend to pick you up for some casual sex, but then when you fall asleep in the hotel they perform surgery, snatch your kidneys, and into the bathtub full of ice you go... It's true! This happened to a friend of someone who sent me an email....