Proposal to Test Lincoln's Dna for Cancer Stirs Ethics Questions
Charleston Gazette › April 14, 2009
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PHILADELPHIA - One hundred and forty-four years ago today, Abraham Lincoln was watching a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington when John Wilkes Booth slipped into the president's box and shot him.
Lincoln died the next morning, and now his blood and brain matter - on part of a pillowcase at a Philadelphia museum - are being sought for DNA testing that could solve a medical mystery.See the full content of this document
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Proposal to Test Lincoln's Dna for Cancer Stirs Ethics Questions
Was the 16th president dying of cancer at the time of the assassination?
John Sotos, a cardiologist, an author and a consultant for the television series "House," wants to test the artifact to confirm what eyewitness acc...See the full content of this document
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