There are a lot of questions as to how blood harvesting affects the American horseshoe crab population, but some researchers are dedicated to the cause of protecting such a significant resource.

Yet demand for horseshoe crab blood has only climbed through the years as its uses expanded to testing for impurities in ...

In the United States, its approval has stalled in the face of vocal opposition from Charles River—which profits handsomely from its production of the crab blood–based test. The company claims the ...

WILMINGTON, Del.— A coalition of pharmaceutical companies and conservation groups launched the Sustainability Scorecard for Endotoxin Testing to accelerate the adoption of synthetic alternatives to ...

13 stunning photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers 13 stunning photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers Horseshoe crab blood is key to making a COVID-19 vaccine—but ...

What is an Atlantic horseshoe crab? Atlantic horseshoe crabs may appear ... A synthetic version of their blood has been produced that appears to be on course to eliminate the need to use animals ...

THE horseshoe crab is one of the many sea creatures that can be found in our coastal waters. While its eggs are used in delicacies, is it true that its blood is used in making vaccines?

regulators have increased horseshoe crab harvest quotas. Biomedical companies also harvest horseshoe crabs and drain their blue blood, which is used to detect toxins in drugs and medical devices.

Since the 1970s, the standard method to check for the presence of endotoxins has been the horseshoe crab blood–derived limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test. A synthetic, animal-free alternative known ...

Horseshoe crab blood is a vital resource to the medical field. It's unique in more ways than one: the blue color and its ability to identify bacterial contamination in small quantities.