How To determine if a bloodstain is animal or human do serologists use the luminol test?
To determine if blood is human: Use the preciptin test by injecting a labratory animal with human blood. The most commonly used animal is the rabbit. Antibodies are created in the animal’s blood in reaction to the injection. Extract the antibodies from the animal. Apply the animal extract to the blood stain. If clotting forms, the stain is human in origin. ChaCha on!
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