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Horseshoe crabs: Ancient creatures who are a medical marvel • CBS Sunday Morning
‘Killed in vast numbers’: horseshoe crabs under threat from overharvesting
The crabs’ blue blood is used to test vaccines, saving millions of lives – but there are synthetic alternatives
Sat 2 Mar 2024
The biological relationship between horseshoe crabs and Homo sapiens is distant. Yet these strange creatures have become a vitally important cog in modern life – for their bright blue blood is a critical component of tests to assess the safety of vaccines, insulin injections and many other medical interventions used by humans today.
Laurent Ballesta’s entry of a horseshoe crab for Wildlife Photographer of the Year at the Natural History Museum, London. Photograph: Laurent Ballesta/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA