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These crabs probably saved your life. Can we save theirs?

Summary by The Seattle Times
For decades, the biomedical industry has relied on a compound in horseshoe crab blood to protect medical equipment from contamination, saving many human lives.

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These crabs probably saved your life. Can we save theirs?

The medical world relies on horseshoe crab blood in the production of vaccines and equipment. A synthetic is available, but companies have been slow to adopt it.

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The Washington Post broke the news in on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
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