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nwah1yesterday at 10:09 PM2 repliesview on HN

Is there any danger of transplanting organs into you that have genes which signal not to develop a brain? Would those genes potentially affect your actual brain?


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greygoo222today at 10:03 AM

Depends on how they work. Many genes that are active during early development are entirely silenced throughout adulthood, or otherwise have no effect.

XorNotyesterday at 10:13 PM

The short version is yes! This would be a significant concern.