Episode

1708: "The System That Made Blood Banking Scalable"

Podcast: Interesting Things with JC
Published: Jul 9, 2026
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Interesting Things with JC #1708: "The System That Made Blood Banking Scalable" – Blood donations begin moving through a standardized collection and distribution system instead of depending on finding the right donor at the right time, and the same principles continue to shape modern blood banking more than 80 years later.