The Curious Case of The Man With Two Sets of DNA

The Only True Chimera

So far, Long is the only case of 100% chimerism that’s actually being studied. Fortunately for him, that eventually worked out in his favor when his Irish counterpart got convicted once more on assault charges and landed in jail. The police were immediately notified about the DNA similarities between him and Long, so they dropped the American investigation entirely and focused on putting the Irishman behind bars. Justice has been served, and Long plans on visiting the other half of his DNA in Ireland when the man begins accepting visitors. Speaking of “other half,” here is another example of chimerism that showed up in a person who never had to get a bone marrow transplant…

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