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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. wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    PHIRST PH0ST!!!!

  2. News for nerds? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dead ones maybe.

  3. ...Zonk Sucks... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The enigma cracking client he linked to in the earlier story is a trojan and will open a backdoor on your system. He hasn't run a followup story or editted the original. PLEASE mod this up. Posted anon to avoid karma whoring.

  4. So now we know how by thrillseeker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    John Holmes got so, uh, popular.

  5. Re:I don't care if it's abby normal by c_forq · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Great movie refrence, you should be modded up.
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/

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  6. Re:I don't care if it's abby normal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    > (text of entire parent post)

    This is why certain users don't get mod points. Thank God... the system is working.

  7. Re:Hearsay - from 1987, for what it's worth by mikeage · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    To whomever moderated this troll.

    Please look up the word sarcasm.

    Thanks

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