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Believe it or not, horseshoe crabs help ensure the safety of pharmaceuticals and save human lives. There is a chemical, Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate (LAL), derived from horseshoe crab blood that ...

NAPLES, Florida (WBBH) — Horseshoe crabs have been around for millions of years, but did you know they also save human lives? “Their blood contains a factor which is highly, highly sensitive to ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - If you've received a vaccination, hip replacement or chemotherapy without suffering toxic shock, chances are you've benefited from a vast bloodletting of horseshoe crabs. Every year ...