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Date: 25 Jan 2007 20:11:50
From: Scotty
Subject: Ullrichs Blood DNA
If the bags of blood found in puerto are RBC's how can they test for DNA ?
RBC's have no nuclei, no DNA ? Also how can they test the bags for EPO ? In
the urine test the synthetic is untraceable after about 4 days. But the
increase in hemocrit is stronger weeks later. Would there be any EPO in the
blood in the bags after all these months ? Also I have never heard of a
blood test for EPO anyway. If all they have is bags of blood, even if they
are connected to Ullrich or any other athlete, how do they prove doping ?
That would be to assume the bags were for doping. The tests are not being
run on blood from Ullrichs or any other athletes body. Awful lot of
assumption here to pin anyone to guilt. .






 
Date: 25 Jan 2007 18:08:32
From: Robert Chung
Subject: Re: Ullrichs Blood DNA
Scotty wrote:
> If the bags of blood found in puerto are RBC's how can they test for
> DNA ? RBC's have no nuclei, no DNA ?

It's cuz the bags of blood are almost certainly packed BC's, so they include
both RBC's and WBC's.




  
Date: 25 Jan 2007 21:22:47
From: Scotty
Subject: Re: Ullrichs Blood DNA
I guessed that only RBC's would be added to the blood stream to get the
benefit. Wouldn't all the other cells be useless and take up room with no
benefit ? Wouldnt they want to save the space for more RBC"s Thanks Scott



"Robert Chung" <me@address.invalid > wrote in message
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> Scotty wrote:
>> If the bags of blood found in puerto are RBC's how can they test for
>> DNA ? RBC's have no nuclei, no DNA ?
>
> It's cuz the bags of blood are almost certainly packed BC's, so they
> include both RBC's and WBC's.
>




   
Date: 25 Jan 2007 20:09:15
From: Robert Chung
Subject: Re: Ullrichs Blood DNA
Scotty wrote:
> I guessed that only RBC's would be added to the blood stream to get
> the benefit. Wouldn't all the other cells be useless and take up room
> with no benefit ? Wouldnt they want to save the space for more RBC"s

You think they'd be going to the trouble to use leukoreduced blood? Even if
they did, and I'd be surprised if they did, there are always a few residual
WBC's left behind. It doesn't take many WBC's to be able to do DNA testing.