The Curious Case of The Man With Two Sets of DNA

Dr. Eom

Yongbin Eom was studying a very peculiar case at the University of North Texas Centre for Human Identification in 2008. He was called to the scene of a horrific car accident in Seoul, South Korea to help identify one of the victims. The victim’s body was completely unidentifiable due to trauma related to the accident, and the police were completely unable to determine who this person was based on the DNA evidence. 

Tragic Misunderstanding 

This person’s DNA tested 50% female and 50% male, but there was no identifier that the DNA came from both a male and female person, it seemed as if the chromosomes were split down the middle. It was almost as if this person was two people at once. Their blood did not have an identifier that it belonged to more than one person, but it also didn’t seem like it could have come from just one source…

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.