News Roundup #11: marrow comp decision, drive recordbreakers, annals of day zero, tracing transfusion history
Bone marrow donor compensation ruling upheld The Obama administration’s appeal of the Flynn v. Holder ruling was denied. LA Times reportage here states: The 9th Circuit ruling now stands as the law of the land, as no other courts in the federal judiciary have weighed in on the question of whether the newer donation method … Read more
The sexiest calendar for 2012
Imagery is a powerful way to educate potential donors and express complex concepts in accessible ways. The imagery we choose to create and employ often has the consequence of creating static visual analogies of sometimes dynamic processes. It creates a specific representation of a particular concept and also creates its own meaning for that concept … Read more
Operating table under Table Mountain
Did you know that the world’s first heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa? Did you also know that there’s a museum devoted to this milestone? It’s the Heart of Cape Town Museum, located in the exact spot where the transplant was performed at Groote Schuur Hospital. Situated in the Observatory neighborhood of … Read more
