[lit-ideas] Re: FW: Re: What's my number?
- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:31:17 -0800
I wonder if I can try it. Is it painful?
It used to be painful. They stuck a drill into your hip bone, cored you, and pumped out the
marrow. Yikes! To be honest, I signed up, but I had hoped I would be neither called nor
chosen.
But that was the process years ago. Now, it's a much smaller needle. The pain is (she told
me) about like being a bit sore after a long hike. Everyone walks out the same day, and a
few aspirin for several days is sufficient.
The donor candidate pool has too many white people; if you're Northern Euro-something, they
won't accept you. In fact, you have to pay $75 or $100 to join (this is to discourage
applicants).
What the candidate pool needs is Latino, Asian, and Blacks. Too few donors.
Carol forwarded my numbers to her-son-the-geneticist-at-Berkeley. If he can explain what
they mean, she'll post it to the list.
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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