Science & Technology, 2nd prize
Wolfgang Kunz
Geo Wissen
Geo Wissen
01 January, 1987
After undergoing a bone marrow transplant, Marcel (5) has to spend two weeks in a sterile tent, because the operation had left him defenseless against infection. Direct body contact, even with his mother (pictured here), was strictly prohibited.
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