Blood By Spac3x0tic Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Jan 1, 2000 BLOOD Jan 1, 1935 Mayo clinic develops way to store blood Jan 1, 1937 dr Bernard fantus establishes the first blood bank Jan 1, 1940 Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein Jan 1, 1959 First case of Aids in the congo Jan 1, 1984 Robert Gallo identified the virus causing aids Jan 1, 1985 Development of ELISA to screen for diseases like AIDS Jan 1, 1987 Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases