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Short Wave — The Secrecy Of The Horseshoe Crab Blood Harvest
Not scored yet14m·2023-08-02·Science

The Secrecy Of The Horseshoe Crab Blood Harvest

Short Wave

For decades, humans have harvested the blood of horseshoe crabs, which is used to test whether many of our vaccines and medicines are contaminated with harmful bacterial toxins. But the horseshoe crab harvesting industry has few regulations and a lot of secrecy. NPR investigative reporter Chiara Eisner talks to us…

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