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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. Re:This scares the hell out of me. by Kazrath · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I really wish we could edit our own posts :(

  2. Re:That reminds me of someone by Neanderthal+Ninny · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It doesn't stop you from spanking the monkey yourself.

  3. 3 different strands of DNA? Big whoop! by r_jensen11 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    So he has 3 different people's DNA in him, big whoop? I wonder how many people's DNA Anna Nichole Smith had in her at any given time.

  4. I chose the impossible... by Daltin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I chose...Slashdot...