More information: Tim Cernak et al, The pharmaceutical industry must embrace synthetic alternatives to horseshoe-crab blood, Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-02893-6 Provided by University ...

Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat Jul 31, 2023 Invaluable to the medical industry, the horseshoe crab is under threat ...

By Breese Greg, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, CC 3.0. Since the 1950s when the bright-blue blood of horseshoe crabs was first discovered as a way to detect bacterial by-products (endotoxin ...

To test for bacterial toxins in injected drugs, most drugmakers use an assay whose ingredients are harvested from horseshoe crab blood. New regulations due out in November will make it much easier ...

“It’s impossible to protect vulnerable animals without accurate information.” Biomedical companies harvest horseshoe crabs and drain their blue blood, which is used to detect toxins in drugs and ...

Horseshoe crabs’ turquoise, copper-based blood contains a clotting agent that is extremely sensitive to bacteria that cause infections, clotting in their presence. Horseshoe crab blood is used ...

The crab’s blue blood is used to produce a rapid diagnostic reagent, limulus amebocyte lysate, essential for testing the toxicity of injectable drugs. One litre of horseshoe crab blood can fetch ...

Bacteria can be found everywhere—even sometimes in clean rooms. That’s a problem for manufacturers of drugs and medical devices that are injected or implanted. Even if manufacturers can remove ...

MARYLAND - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is weighing possible changes to state policy to allow the harvesting of horseshoe crabs on Sundays. Currently, catching and landing ...

Horseshoe crab blood is used in medical testing because it clots in the presence of harmful bacteria, ensuring the safety of vaccines and medical devices.

The Food and Drug Administration requires a whole slew of medical items to pass testing using horseshoe crab blood to detect dangerous bacterial contaminants in medical products. Taking blood from ...

The eggs, which have a nutty and rich flavor, can be fried or grilled and served with rice paper. Some delicious horseshoe crab dishes include blood pudding, sweet and sour stir-fried legs, horseshoe ...