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Who discovered the major blood groups and developed the ABO system of blood typing, which made blood transfusion a routine medical practice?

Who discovered the major blood groups and developed the ABO system of blood typing, which made blood transfusion a routine medical practice? Correct Answer Karl Landsteiner

Karl Landsteiner, an immunologist and pathologist, received the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the major blood groups and development of the ABO system of blood typing, which made blood transfusion a routine medical practice.

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