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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. How the hell do you test for tainted tissue? by rincebrain · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Honestly, how do you tell the difference between good tissue from a legitimate source and good tissue from an illegal source? If they didn't fuck up, conceivably you won't notice...

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    It's only an insult if it's not true.
  2. #%^&*! lawyers by w.timmeh · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Lawyers for all the men have insisted their clients did nothing illegal

    Forging death certificates? Supplying stolen, possibly diseased, human tissue to medical facilities, which presumably are going to give it to patients who are already ill? And they argue that there's nothing illegal about this?
    The lawyers themselves should almost be on trial.