Forensic blood timeline

  • 2500 BCE

    2500

    2500
    The Egyptians tried bloodletting as a cure for disease
  • 500 BCE

    500 B.C

    500 B.C
    Greeks distinguished veins between arteries and veins.
  • 1659

    1659
    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under microscope.
  • 1795

    1795
    First blood transfusion performed.
  • 1901

    1901
    Karl Landsteiner discovered the three blood types A,B, and O.
  • 1902

    1902
    Alfred Decastello discovered the 4th Blood type AB.
  • 1922

    1922
    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service
  • 1935

    1935
    Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions.
  • 1937

    1937
    Dr. Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank
  • 1940

    1940
    Karl Landstein discovered the Rh protein.
  • 1959

    1959
    First case of ADS recorded in the congo.
  • 1984

    1984
    Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS.
  • 1985

    1985
    Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV.
  • 1987

    1987
    Scientists began developing blood screen tests for infectious diseases.