Leone Lattes
Leone Lattes (1887-1954) was one of the best known medico-legal and general serologists in the first half of this century. He became involved in blood grouping in its early years, and even his earliest papers demonstrate a grasp of the subject that was not widespread at the time.
Italian Scientist In 1915 he devised a procedure by which dried bloodstains could be grouped as A, B, AB or O His procedure is still used today by some forensic scientists
Leon Lattes in Italy developed a procedure to apply blood testing to stains on fabric and other materials. He did this by finding a way to use saline solution to restore dried blood to its liquid form, although in 1932, he invented a way to test for antibodies in dried blood flakes as well.
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