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Why isn't the pharmaceutical industry using this alternative to horseshoe crab blood?
Since the 1960s when the bright-blue blood of horseshoe crabs was first discovered as a way to detect bacteria in vaccines and other injectables, millions of the ocean dwellers worldwide have been ...
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Endangered Species Act Protections Sought for American Horseshoe Crabs
Biomedical companies also harvest horseshoe crabs and drain their blue blood, which is used to detect toxins in drugs and medical devices. Horseshoe crab blood harvests have virtually doubled since ...
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In Odisha's Seawaters, This Crab Species Has Blue Blood
It is rarely found in the neighbouring states of Odisha and West Bengal. The animal tends to have blue blood and the crab is also used for medicinal purposes. With the existence of over 400 ...
Environmentalists raise concerns over high mortality of rare horseshoe crabs along Odisha coast
Environmentalists warn of the threat to endangered horseshoe crabs in Balasore due to destructive fishing practices and lack ...
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Lawsuit Demands Maryland’s Crucial Horseshoe Crab Death, Injury Data
Today’s lawsuit was filed in Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. Biomedical companies harvest horseshoe crabs and drain their blue blood, which is used to detect toxins in drugs and medical devices ...