The match: My sister and her new DNA
The Slow Newscast
Alice Sandelson
4.6 • 894 Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
What happens when you get new blood and new DNA from a complete stranger? This is the story of a woman whose own features began to change following a stem cell transplant.
Reporter: Eva Wiseman
Producer: Matt Russell
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Artwork: Lola Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Commissioning editor: Matt Russell
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