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Crab Wars - A Tale of Horseshoe Crabs, Ecology, and Human Health (Paperback)
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Crab Wars - A Tale of Horseshoe Crabs, Ecology, and Human Health (Paperback)
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Because every drug certified by the FDA must be tested using the
horseshoe crab derivative known as Limulus lysate, a
multimillion-dollar industry has emerged involving the license to
bleed horseshoe crabs and the rights to their breeding grounds.
William Sargent presents a thoroughly accessible insider's guide to
the discovery of the lysate test, the exploitation of the horseshoe
crab at the hands of multinational pharmaceutical conglomerates,
local fishing interests, and the legal and governmental wrangling
over the creatures' ultimate fate. In the end, the story of the
horseshoe crab is a sobering reflection on the unintended
consequences of scientific progress and the danger of
self-regulated industries controlling a limited natural resource.
This new edition brings the story up to date as companies race to
manufacture alternatives to the horseshoe crab blood, which is now
essential for testing vaccines such as those developed to counter
COVID-19. However, horseshoe crab populations are still dwindling,
with profound implications not only for the future of the crabs
themselves but also for the ecosystems that depend on them.
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