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Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through
An enzyme in the blue blood has been key to testing vaccines since the 1980s, raising concerns for the crabs’ population. But ...
LONG ISLAND -- If you've ever gotten a vaccine, including the COVID vaccine, you have a very unlikely creature to thank. The horseshoe crab. For the last 40 years, the blue blood from the horseshoe ...
These "imposter crabs" have evolved independently through natural selection, as a rounded shell and signature sideways ...
Join us on an exhilarating adventure where we dive into the depths of the ocean to encounter a massive crab. Watch as we ...
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