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Stem Cells Change Man's DNA

Posted by Zonk on from the oh-man-science-is-weird dept.

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

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

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  3. 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".