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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前

Scientists face impossible choice over preservation of priceless blue crab blood: Let vital medicines wither or an endangered bird

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Scientists face impossible choice over preservation of priceless blue crab blood: Let vital medicines wither or an endangered bird

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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前
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“Everything you do in life comes from horseshoe crab blood," says fisherman George Topping. Vaccines and antibiotics just wouldn't be the same without it.
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    The horseshoe crab is a bird? Lol wat? Anyway why isn’t it possible to create the blood in a lab or breed the crab/bird?

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      There is already a synthetic version approved in EU. US just refuses to use it. NPR article about it

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      The horseshoe crab is a bird? Lol wat?

      Did you read beyond the headline?

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        I did after responding. I just think the headline has tried to fit as much information as possible but is a bit confusing doing so

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        To be honest, I too headed straight for the comments without reading the article. But I didn’t comment till I read it. It’s also not technically a crab either, despite being called one.

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        Literacy: Not even once!

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