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Article: UC-Berkeley donate bone marrow, blood cells for cash
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- November 10, 2005
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Ada Tso
University Wire
11-10-2005
(Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- Two weeks ago, University of California at Berkeley senior Ed Martinez went to the doctor, filled out consent forms and got a shot.
Unlike most visits, however, Martinez left with $200, leaving the Alta Bates Comprehensive Cancer Center 50 cubic centimeters of his bone marrow.
Martinez is one of many college students involved in a lucrative local venture: donating bone marrow and white blood cells to be used for cancer research and getting paid handsomely for it.
At Alta Bates, the city's only donation center, donating 100 cubic centimeters of bone marrow pays about $450, student donors said. Medical ...