Blood Use in Forensics

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  • 2500 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    Egyptians first used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
  • 500 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
    The greeks discovered a difference between Arteries and Veins

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek
    First viewed blood cells under microscope

  • Blood Transfusion

    Blood Transfusion
    First Blood transfusion performed

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    Discovered the 3 blood types (A, B, O)

  • Alfred Decastello

    Alfred Decastello
    Discovered the 4th blood type; AB

  • Percy Oliver

    Percy Oliver
    Established the first blood donor service

  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic
    Developed a method to store blood transfusions

  • Dr. Bernard Fantus

    Dr. Bernard Fantus
    Established the first blood bank

  • Karl Landsteiner Pt 2

    Karl Landsteiner Pt 2
    He discovered the Rh protein from the Rhesus monkey

  • AIDS

    AIDS
    First case of this was recorded in the Congo

  • Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo
    Identified the virus that caused AIDS which is HIV

  • ELISA

    ELISA
    The development of this testing began

  • Infectious Disease

    Infectious Disease
    Scientists began screening for these