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Mayo Clinic
Develops a method for storing blood for transfusions -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovers the Rh Protein -
Dr. Benard Fantus
Establishes first blood bank -
AIDS
The first case of Aids reported in Congo -
Robert Gallo
Identifies the virus that causes AIDS -
ELISA
Development of the Enzyme-Linked immunoabsorbent assay to screen diseases such as HIV -
Blood Screening Tests
Scientists begin developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases.