The Last Days of the Blue-Blood Harvest
Posted by glen from www.theatlantic.com
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"And for what exactly do humans need the blood of a living fossil? A sort of witchcraft, you might say, for it literally keeps people alive. Horseshoe-crab blood is exquisitely sensitive to toxins from bacteria. It is used to test for contamination during the manufacture of anything that might go inside the human body: every shot, every IV drip, and every implanted medical device."
I had no idea the success of modern medicine hinged on crabs donating plasma. Crazy.
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