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Jon swammerdam becomes the first person to observe and describe red blood cells.
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Marcello Malpighi observes capillary system which consists of vessels that connect arteries and vains
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Richard Lower performs first blood transfusion in animals. Connects the jugular vein of a dog to a second, reviving the first dog.
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anton van leeuwenhoek says that red blood cells are 25,000 times smaller than a grain of sand
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James Blundell performs first recorded human to human blood transfusion
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Karl Landstein discovers the 3 blood groups
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Alfred Von Decastello and Adriano Sturli discover the 4th blood group AB
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Percy Lane Oliver starts a blood donor service. Volunteers called to donate whenever needed
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Soviets establish facilities to collect and store blood for transfusions
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Dr. Serge Yudin saves a suicide victim by transfusing a dead body's blood to his
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A group of anasthesiologists begin to citrate blood for use in hospitals
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Drs. Phillip Levine and R.E. Stetson discover unknown anti-bodies in women linked to stilborns
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the Red Cross collects civilian blood for troops
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First Blood center opens in New York, Red Cross collects over 13 million units in blood
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Dr. Isidor Ravdin successfully treats pearl harbor victims with albumin to increase blood volume
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American Association of Blood Banks established post-WWII
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Dr. Carl W. walter develops plastic bags for the collection of blood
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Hemoglobin discovered, protein with red blood cells that carry oxygen
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the FDA becomes in control of the blood banking industry
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AIDS discovered in gay individuals
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French researchers discover the virus that causes AIDS known as LAV
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Dr. Robert Gallo anounces that the virus that causes AIDS is HILV
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Blood banks and plasma centers adopt screen testing
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US and France have a legal battle over the credit of the Discovery of AIDS, both share credit
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HIV blood creening detects presence or absence of AIDS
