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To: nanetteclaret

Several claims have been made that the blood has been found to be type AB, and claims have been made about DNA testing. We sent blood flecks to the laboratory devoted to the study of ancient blood at the State University of New York. None of these claims could be confirmed. The blood appears to be so old that the DNA is badly fragmented. Dr. Andrew Merriwether at SUNY has said that “… anyone can walk in off the street and amplify DNA from anything. The hard part is not to amplify what you don’t want and only amplify what you want (endogenous DNA vs contamination).” It is doubtful that good DNA analyses can be obtained from the Shroud.

http://www.shroudstory.com/faq/turin-shroud-faq-02.htm


82 posted on 07/16/2008 9:17:29 AM PDT by Soliton (Investigate, study, learn, then express an opinion)
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To: Soliton

I wasn’t talking about DNA. I was talking about blood type. They are two entirely different things.

I can’t imagine that the Lord would allow His DNA to be discovered. Scientists would have a field day trying to clone Him!


85 posted on 07/16/2008 9:32:05 AM PDT by nanetteclaret ("I will sing praise to my God while I have my being." Psalm 104:33b)
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