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    Karl Landsteiner

    A Paper

    Presented to the College of

    Criminal Justice Education

    In Partial Fulfilment

    Of the Requirement for the subject

    Forensic 2: Personal Identification

    Technique

    Eleanor S. Paltep

    March 17, 2023


    Subject: Personal Identification
    Activity Title: Karl Landsteiner
    Activity no: 3

    Introductio
    Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943) was an Austrian physician and immunologist who is best
    known for his groundbreaking work in the field of blood transfusion. He is credited with
    discovering the ABO blood group system, which is still used today to determine blood type
    compatibility for transfusions. Karl Landsteiner was born on June 14, 1868, in Vienna, Austria.
    He was the son of a renowned journalist and newspaper publisher. He studied medicine at
    the University of Vienna, where he received his doctorate in 1891. He lost his father, Leopold
    Landsteiner, when he was just 6 years old.

    Body

    Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood group system, which classified blood into four
    types: A, B, AB, and O. He made this discovery in 1901 while trying to find out why blood
    transfusions sometimes failed, and his work laid the foundation for modern blood transfusion
    medicine. Landsteiner also discovered the Rh factor in blood, which is an antigen that can
    cause hemolytic disease of the newborn if a mother who is Rh-negative gives birth to a Rh-
    positive baby.
    In addition to his work on blood typing, Landsteiner also made significant contributions to the
    understanding of the immune system. He discovered that the body produces antibodies in
    response to foreign substances, and that these antibodies bind to and neutralize the foreign
    substance. He also identified the concept of self-tolerance, which is the ability of the immune
    system to distinguish between self and non-self antigens.
    Landsteiner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930 for his work on
    blood typing. His discoveries have had a significant impact on medical science and have saved
    countless lives by making blood transfusions safer and more effective. For his discovery of
    blood groups, Landsteiner received the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
    Landsteiner's account of blood types brought a new tool to forensic science. For the first
    time, forensic scientists could definitively compare blood evidence left at a crime scene to the
    blood of a suspect.
    Conclusion
    Throughout his career, Landsteiner continued to conduct research on immunology and
    made numerous other important discoveries. In 1938, after the annexation of Austria by Nazi
    Germany, Landsteiner fled to the United States. He settled in New York City and continued
    his research at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller University). He
    remained active in his work until his death on June 26, 1943, at the age of 75. Today, Karl
    Landsteiner is remembered as a pioneering researcher who made significant contributions to
    the field of immunology. His discovery of the ABO blood group system has saved countless
    lives and has had a lasting impact on modern medicine.

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    Name
    Paltep, Eleanor S.
    BS. Criminology 2-C

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