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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.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday April 14 2015, @11:53PM
If there could be valuable DNA info in there
DNA Valuable to who?
I mean, look, this is all idle curiosity at best. There is no medical secrets of value to any person living or dead, no medical breakthrough held in abeyance, and no real chance of a clone, and no right to do so even if possible. There is literally nothing to gain here other than trying to diagnose his geeky appearance. A full diagnosis changes nothing.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.