would a heart transplant change your bloods dna or would the heart change to your dna?
819994
Neither.  DNA doesn't change.  And the heart only pumps the blood, it doesn't make or act on it.
458508
ofcourse, using any other Body cell. every cell has DNA
529474
blood transfusion is the means by which blood is given to a patient in need of whole blood or some components of blood.\nit can be autologous or homologous. in homologous transfusion, a duely cross-matched blood or its products is taken from a compatible donor and tranfused to a recipent. but in autologous transfusion, the blood is taken from the patient for future use or by salvage technique for emergency use .
767308
It could open up reproductive possibilities for sterile couples. It could help reduce instances of genetic diseases such as Down's Syndrome or sickle cell anemia. Switching tracks a little, cloning individual organs (not whole humans) could help improve transplant stock, not only by creating more organs for transplant, but also by cutting down on instances of organ rejection. \n\nRemember, though: no one is talking about actually cloning humans these days. Those genetic experts who are involved in cloning projects are either concerned with animals, organs, or single-cell organisms. Hope this helps put the question into a little bit of perspective!
737412
Normal red blood cells have a life of about 120 days, and do not have a nucleus, so DNA is extremely minimal. White blood cells, which do have a nucleus, last about 10 days. Transfused blood has had most of the white cells taken out, and does not last as long as your own blood when transfused. So the amount of time it would take for the donor DNA to be cleared from the body would be days, not years. I believe that a swab from the inside of the mouth would circumvent any problems involving blood transfusion and DNA, anyway.
919590
There are two things to consider:\n\n  In a blood transfusion, they don't always give you all the components of blood (the red blood cells, the platelets, the plasma, etc.).  In a normal transfusion, the person ONLY gets red blood cells and the plasma.  Neither of these has DNA...  Red blood cells do not have have a nucleus at all; that is why your body is constantly making new ones (and why you can keep giving blood without eventually "running out").  The plasma is just "fluid", so there's no nucleus there, either.  So, just getting a normal transfusion will not expose you to DNA.\n  Second, IF DNA somehow got in, I don't think there would be enough of it to cause any problem.  It would only be a small amount (because blood is largely plasma and cells) and, so, any DNA would not be common and, thus, probably easily handled by your body's defense system.  \n  Besides, DNA would only be a problem if it was in a cell where it can be translated and transcribed into gene products (proteins, etc.).  If it was just "floating around" in your blood, product wouldn't be made from it.  Also, the DNA would probably degrade fairly quickly.  DNA is sturdy, but blood has plenty of enzymes and different pHs that would most likely damage the DNA in some way.\n  So, that's my answer.  the second part was a little bit speculation, but I believe I'm right (I KNOW I'm right about the first part).
817411
Cytidine can be changed to uracil by certain mutagens.  If this happens in the DNA strand, the U would be based pair with an A, which is a mutation (it should be a C-G base pair).  This would permantenly alter the DNA.  By using thymine in DNA instead of uracil, the cell can recognize the mutation and fix it (ie it will remove any U's found in DNA and put in C's).  This is not so important in RNA, as RNA is constantly being made and doesn't get passed down to the next generation like DNA.  Uracil is a remnant of RNA-based life; when living organisms switched their genomes to DNA, they switched out the Uracil for Thymine.
1104688
No,\nWhile it is rumored with I "knew someone who" the ability to remove an organ or tissue, keep it properly infused with blood and oxygen until it can be implanted in someone else is extremely difficult. also, the levels of approvals, security at hospitals, surgery centers make bringing in these implants almost impossible without a number of people being made aware of it. The marjority of tissue is not compatable from one person to another. There would be rejection immediately and therefore no reason to try it.\n\nThere is more "medicine" to it than most people think.
103980
In gene therapy, no one actually changes the original DNA of the patient. Typically they simply provide a correct copy of the gene in question in the tissues/organs/cells that need the correct gene for the patient to be healthy again. Therefore it is not very important to have the gene-therapy cells/DNA in every cell of the patient; at least in case of SCID. But in some other cases like muscular dystrophy, the gene therapy would need to be done in literally 70% of the body tissues.. now that's a real challenge still waiting to be solved!
478354
Original Sin is like DNA ... it's embedded into our soul ... we inherit it from our father and mother ... leading down to the originating point, "Adam & Eve".  Now, your parents may have passed you down blue eyes ... but they've also passed you down the sins from every other person before us.  Scientifically, we do not have the ability to change DNA <although I'm sure there are a few mad scientists who are trying>... however, God is all powerful and all loving ... God did give us a gift to cure the "Origial Sin" which is "Baptism".\n\nBaptism washes changes this spiritual DNA and is a blessed Gift from God to allow us to wash away our bad soul DNA. Then after Baptism, we are responsible for our own actions...however if we fall, Jesus paid the price for that medicine too ... confession.
8023
Most blood transfusions are of packed red cells and not serum/platelets or white cells.  Red cells have no nuclei/genetic material.  Blood type and rH factor are important and mismatch can yield a type of rejection.  The white cells are ultimately "rejected"   In someone with an inactive immune system (chemo patient) the blood can attack the recepient!
84942
Mostly fiction. When cloning technologies advance, humans eventualy will be able to be cloned, but not the way they show it on "the 6th say" - we won't be able to take a human body "template", "clone" it in the matter of minutes and install previous memories of the cloned individual. Normal scientific cloning, as we know it today, would generate a zygote, which would need to be implanted in a uterus and grow as a fetus. The newborn baby would have the same DNA as the cloned individual, so it would be an identical twin in a sense, but it will need to grow as a normal child to become an adult. The clone will have its own memories and probably a different personality, since it will be raised in a different environment than the DNA donor.
441900
The transplantation of animal organs/cells into humans is called xenotransplantation. I wrote a paper on it for my medical ethics class in undergrad. Here's a link from a reputable website with a bit of information about it: http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic2903.htm
324496
No there is no link.  Every non-scientific person seems to think that blood type is a major genetic factor that differentiates people.  The truth is, your blood type is just one of tens of thousands on minor genetic details that make you different from the person next to you.  I'm not saying blood type isn't important, it is very important when it comes down to blood transfusions, and to a lesser degree for organ donation.  This is important because an immune system tends to react with the "unknown" blood cells when used in a blood transfusion.  These cells may have minor changes to the sugar molecules attached to proteins in the red blood cell.  This makes them "foreign" and can cause severe blood clotting and death.\n   There are whole other sets of genes that will determine which types of foods you shouldn't each (allergic reactions) and need to each extra of (vitamin or other dietary deficiencies), but these are completely unrelated to your blood type.
853956
I have a transplanted liver and kidney. .For 2 years almost all my blood work was crazy... don't worry it takes time.  This May will b my 3rd anniversary and this months blood work only has 4 of 30 tests not in normal range... e mail me if you want.
1121529
Blood transfusions are given I.V.  I don't think this usually counts as "surgery" unless a cut down is needed to insert an I.V. when it can't be inserted normally.  The other two...blood vessels and heart transplants are done surgically almost routinely these days.  Every time a viable heart is donated, there is someone in need to receive it.  During a cardiac by-pass surgery, blood vessels are taken from the leg and used for by-pass.....very, very routine.  Blood/blood products (plasma for instance) tranfusions?  Done everyday in almost every hospital during & after surgery and/or if someone has an anemia problem....
437494
Since you would have more of your DNA than the transfused blood your blood would convert the DNA into yours.