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For decades, the biomedical industry has relied on a compound in horseshoe crab blood to protect medical equipment from contamination, saving untold human lives.
But conservationists say modern medicine’s dependence on this bloodletting is upending a globe-spanning ecosystem.
But conservationists say modern medicine’s dependence on this bloodletting is upending a globe-spanning ecosystem.
These crabs probably saved your life. Can we save theirs?
The medical world relies on horseshoe crab blood in the production of vaccines and equipment. A synthetic is available, but companies have been slow to adopt it.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For decades, the biomedical industry has relied on a compound in horseshoe crab blood to protect medical equipment from contamination, saving untold human lives.
But conservationists say modern medicine’s dependence on this bloodletting is upending a globe-spanning ecosystem.
But conservationists say modern medicine’s dependence on this bloodletting is upending a globe-spanning ecosystem.
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Unfortunately, this is where we are headed... shameful...🥺
August 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Unfortunately, this is where we are headed... shameful...🥺
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I don't have to agree with your politics 100% but I need to know you believe everyone deserves food, housing, electricity, clean water, and control over their own bodies and sex lives or it's a no go.
July 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I don't have to agree with your politics 100% but I need to know you believe everyone deserves food, housing, electricity, clean water, and control over their own bodies and sex lives or it's a no go.
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Seems clear the administration’s eventual goal is no contraception, no antidepressants, no abortion and care from the fine folks at the new “fertility clinics” from the title X funding
July 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Seems clear the administration’s eventual goal is no contraception, no antidepressants, no abortion and care from the fine folks at the new “fertility clinics” from the title X funding
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Makes me sad to remember how happy people were the day that Obama was elected. It feels like centuries ago
July 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Makes me sad to remember how happy people were the day that Obama was elected. It feels like centuries ago
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For the Epsteinth time, an 'underage woman' is called a CHILD.
Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
July 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
For the Epsteinth time, an 'underage woman' is called a CHILD.
Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
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My babies 😍🥰❤️. #Nicolandria #LoveIslandUSA
July 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
My babies 😍🥰❤️. #Nicolandria #LoveIslandUSA
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Production cutting this out of ep 7x32. 😭. At least Getty Images came through. #LoveIslandUSA #LoveIsland #nicolandria
July 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Production cutting this out of ep 7x32. 😭. At least Getty Images came through. #LoveIslandUSA #LoveIsland #nicolandria
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🗣️WE BACK!!!!! #loveislandusa #nicolandria
July 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
🗣️WE BACK!!!!! #loveislandusa #nicolandria
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Cierra Ortega has left ‘Love Island USA’ following backlash.
July 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Cierra Ortega has left ‘Love Island USA’ following backlash.
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Quite obvious:
February 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Quite obvious:
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It's Black History Month! Every day for Black History Month, I'm highlighting one of my favorite Black writers or authors.
Today I'm highlighting Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of my favorite writers of all time and, on a personal note, one of the most important influences on my life.
Today I'm highlighting Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of my favorite writers of all time and, on a personal note, one of the most important influences on my life.
February 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It's Black History Month! Every day for Black History Month, I'm highlighting one of my favorite Black writers or authors.
Today I'm highlighting Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of my favorite writers of all time and, on a personal note, one of the most important influences on my life.
Today I'm highlighting Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of my favorite writers of all time and, on a personal note, one of the most important influences on my life.
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today has not been my day: car breaks down so I must pay for the tow, DoorDash I ordered when I was originally headed home was left on porch for hours bc of said car issue. not holding my breath bc of course something else will happen before I go to bed
February 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
today has not been my day: car breaks down so I must pay for the tow, DoorDash I ordered when I was originally headed home was left on porch for hours bc of said car issue. not holding my breath bc of course something else will happen before I go to bed
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Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: So here’s how it’s going to go down—this is going to be very rough. But the big wake-up call is for our American friends.
For example, Kentucky—the number one purchaser of Kentucky spirits in the world is Canada, and all our provinces have just pulled it off the shelves.
For example, Kentucky—the number one purchaser of Kentucky spirits in the world is Canada, and all our provinces have just pulled it off the shelves.
February 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: So here’s how it’s going to go down—this is going to be very rough. But the big wake-up call is for our American friends.
For example, Kentucky—the number one purchaser of Kentucky spirits in the world is Canada, and all our provinces have just pulled it off the shelves.
For example, Kentucky—the number one purchaser of Kentucky spirits in the world is Canada, and all our provinces have just pulled it off the shelves.
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Tariff-inflated prices pass the pain along to consumers, many of whom voted for Trump.
Good job, asshole.
Good job, asshole.
February 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Tariff-inflated prices pass the pain along to consumers, many of whom voted for Trump.
Good job, asshole.
Good job, asshole.
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PS5 player currently playing on Patch 8?
Avoid compatibility issues with savegames and mods by uninstalling and reinstalling Baldur’s Gate 3 to return to Patch 7.
If you’ve updated to Patch 8, here’s what you need to know: larian.club/Return-To-Pa...
Avoid compatibility issues with savegames and mods by uninstalling and reinstalling Baldur’s Gate 3 to return to Patch 7.
If you’ve updated to Patch 8, here’s what you need to know: larian.club/Return-To-Pa...
January 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
PS5 player currently playing on Patch 8?
Avoid compatibility issues with savegames and mods by uninstalling and reinstalling Baldur’s Gate 3 to return to Patch 7.
If you’ve updated to Patch 8, here’s what you need to know: larian.club/Return-To-Pa...
Avoid compatibility issues with savegames and mods by uninstalling and reinstalling Baldur’s Gate 3 to return to Patch 7.
If you’ve updated to Patch 8, here’s what you need to know: larian.club/Return-To-Pa...
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What if Lavellan was born thousands of years earlier in the time of ancient Arlathan… #solas #solavellan #arlathanau
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
What if Lavellan was born thousands of years earlier in the time of ancient Arlathan… #solas #solavellan #arlathanau
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Stars form in super-cold clouds of gas and dust. Gas clumps collide, and build mass, eventually collapsing to form stars.
#NASAWebb’s view of the Serpens Nebula shows a dense cluster of newly forming stars that is about 100,000 years old.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. 🔭 🧪
#NASAWebb’s view of the Serpens Nebula shows a dense cluster of newly forming stars that is about 100,000 years old.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. 🔭 🧪
January 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Stars form in super-cold clouds of gas and dust. Gas clumps collide, and build mass, eventually collapsing to form stars.
#NASAWebb’s view of the Serpens Nebula shows a dense cluster of newly forming stars that is about 100,000 years old.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. 🔭 🧪
#NASAWebb’s view of the Serpens Nebula shows a dense cluster of newly forming stars that is about 100,000 years old.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. 🔭 🧪