Forensics Blood Timeline

By rileyreed
  • 2500 BCE

    2500 B.C.

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

    500 B.C.

    Greeks distinguish between arteries and veins

  • 1659

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope.

  • 1795

    First blood transfusion performed

  • 1901

    Karl Landsteiner discovered three blood types: A, B and O.

  • 1902

    Alfred Decastello discovered fourth blood type: AB

  • 1922

    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service

  • 1935

    Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions.

  • 1937

    Dr. Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank

  • 1940

    Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein

  • 1959

    First case of aids recorded in the Congo

  • 1984

    Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS.

  • 1985

    Development of ELSA test to screen for diseases such as HIV by detecting and measuring antibodies in the blood

  • 1987

    Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases.