Nobel laureate Karl Landsteiner’s 148th birthday celebrated

Q.  Which Nobel laureate discovered blood groups successful to blood transfusion?
- Published on 15 Jun 16

a. Karl Landsteiner
b. Karl Hodgkin
c. Karl Smith
d. Karl Ivan

ANSWER: Karl Landsteiner
 
On what is his 148th birthday, Google honoured Nobel Laureate Karl Landsteiner which id the discoverer of blood groups which are the key to efficient blood transfusion with a doodle
  • Landsteiner made blood transfusion safe and helped millions of people lead longer and healthier lives
  • First fundamental discovery in the history of serology did not come till 1901 when Karl Landsteiner’s identification of blood groups sparked additional research and discovery and led to the receipt of the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • During the 17th century, dangerous practice of blood transfusion used in the Middle Ages was banned in EU before this

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