Conservations warn horseshoe crabs could
go to extinct because their blood is being
used in Covid vaccines and for drug testing:
Up to 30% of the crustaceans have already
been killed off in the US
Posted By: Ribicon, 12/18/2021 11:18:20 AM
Horseshoe crabs have been around for 450 million years, surviving mass extinctions and several ice ages, but conservationists say the creatures could soon go extinct because their bright blue blood is vital to pharmaceutical companies. The blue blood has immune cells, known as Limulus polyphemus (LAL), which are sensitive to toxic bacteria and can be used to test vaccines and drugs for dangerous bacterial toxins before products hit the market. The coveted blood has been used for nearly 20 years and has been vital tool in testing the coronavirus vaccines currently on the market. Scientists drain the horseshoe crabs of their blood and return them to the ocean,
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This sounds like something that Doctor Anthony "Beagles" Fauci would come up with. There are synthetic alternatives, but this is probably cheaper, which means it's good.