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Oct. 5th, 2007 11:27 pmStem Cells Change Man's DNA
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."
Wicked. This is leaving open all kinds of nefarious crime possibilities.
And it's a reflection on my latest fandomy obsession that the first thing I thought of was how great a criminal evil-doing-device this would be for use in comics fic.
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."
Wicked. This is leaving open all kinds of nefarious crime possibilities.
And it's a reflection on my latest fandomy obsession that the first thing I thought of was how great a criminal evil-doing-device this would be for use in comics fic.
