The horseshoe crab's unique blood has powerful properties valued by the biomedical industry.
Apr 24th, 2009 | 21 comments | 11,649 Views
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Crash: A Tale of Two Species: Video: Blue Blood at $15,000 a Quart
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Crash: A Tale of Two Species: The Debate
The horseshoe crab is at the center of a contentious debate, and one that plays the world over. How do we find the balance between man and nature?
Jun 10th, 2008 | 8 comments | 3,900 Views
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To fight off infection, the horseshoe crab has a compound in its blood -- LAL, or Limulus Amebocyte Lysate -- which immediately binds and clots around fungi, viruses, and bacterial endotoxins.
Jun 10th, 2008 | 18 comments | 9,435 Views
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