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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday April 14 2015, @09:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the history-is-a-bloody-business dept.

The Wisconsin Historical Society has asked University of Wisconsin textile expert Majid Sarmadi to run a blood test on a bedspread that may have covered President Abraham Lincoln after he was shot 150 years ago. Sarmadi and the state's crime lab have run their own preliminary tests, and the FBI may be asked to conduct its own test.

If blood is present, Sarmadi said he hoped to confirm eventually whether it was Lincoln's blood through DNA tests on other assassination artefacts.

No DNA test has been conducted on any artefacts such as a pillow on display at the Ford's Theatre museum known to contain Lincoln's blood, because of fears of ruining them, Bellais said.

"Technology now has it that you can actually test these things without destroying the pieces," Bellais said. "I wouldn't be surprised that fairly soon we will have Lincoln DNA on record."

Yes, it is almost time to clone Lincoln.

 
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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by TheGratefulNet on Tuesday April 14 2015, @10:15PM

    by TheGratefulNet (659) on Tuesday April 14 2015, @10:15PM (#170590)

    oh right, he was on star trek once, right?

    that the same guy?

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  • (Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Wednesday April 15 2015, @07:46PM

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Wednesday April 15 2015, @07:46PM (#171163) Homepage

    No, stupid, they're talking about the guy from Prison Break.

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