Word: donor
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...October of 1997, the Chinese Students Association spearheaded a collection of Asian students' blood to donate to the national marrow donor pool...
...catalyst for the drive came when Alan Kuo '95, an Asian American Harvard alumni, needed a bone marrow donor to save his life...
Because the donated marrow must have an almost exact genetic match with the patient, it usually requires that the donor come from the same ethnic group as the recipient...
This blood is sent to a national database. If the marrow matches that of a patient seeking a transplant, the donor will receive a call and be asked to undergo a bone marrow extraction...
...guess the only reason not to donate would be out of fear, which is really stupid when it's put in perspective, when you compare that to a person's life," said donor John...