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Stem Cells Change Man's DNA

An anonymous reader writes "After receiving umbilical cord stem cells to replace bone marrow as treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Greg Graves temporarily had three different sets of DNA. Eventually, one of the two sets of cells transplanted into his bone marrow took root, leaving him different DNA in his blood from the rest of his body: 'If you were to do a DNA test of my blood and one from my skin, they'd be different,' Graves said. 'It's a pretty wild thing.'"

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  1. That reminds me of someone by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mary from the trailor park once had 12 different sets of DNA inside her.

    The football team won that night, everybody scored.

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    1. Re:That reminds me of someone by flyingfsck · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hmm, Geeks don't play football, so I guess you were spared the STD...

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    2. Re:That reminds me of someone by Scaba · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nothing stops me from that. Nothing.

  2. Tax Implications by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think the IRS has ruled this would require filing 3 income tax forms.

  3. 2 sets of DNA? by JayDot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lawyer: "This is not the DNA you are looking for."

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  4. I see what he did there by Das+Modell · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stem cells change man's DNA? Someone should ask him if he's recently visited a secret underwater city.

  5. Re:Beginning of the end? by stonedcat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally I can murder all those people who made fun of my tinfoil hat!

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  6. Biometric Identity Theft HURTS!!!! by jameskojiro · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah someone stole my identity, they jammed a large metal needle in my arm and stole some bone marrow, four months later i see all these charges on my bank statement saying i spend 30,000 QUID on Mars last tuesday... WTF!!!!

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  7. Re:This scares the hell out of me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    replaced...spermatogonia

    I hear Spermanistan is the new Spermatogonia.

    wow...did I just submit that? Thank jebus it was anonymous

  8. Re:Beginning of the end? by StrongAxe · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Sure, my client's DNA was found at the scene, but knowing as you know do that at least one other person shares that DNA, the choice before you is no choice at all."...

    "After all, there is no way of knowing for sure whether this cold-blooded murder was committed by my client, a 50 year old man from Portland, or by a 3-year old toddler from Orlando".