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Scientists face impossible choice over preservation of priceless blue crab blood: Let vital medicines wither or an endangered bird (fortune.com)

submitted 1 year ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/science@lemmy.ml

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[–] Papercrane@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The horseshoe crab is a bird? Lol wat? Anyway why isn't it possible to create the blood in a lab or breed the crab/bird?

[–] AttackBunny@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

There is already a synthetic version approved in EU. US just refuses to use it. NPR article about it

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The horseshoe crab is a bird? Lol wat?

Did you read beyond the headline?

[–] Papercrane@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

I did after responding. I just think the headline has tried to fit as much information as possible but is a bit confusing doing so

[–] garyyo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

To be honest, I too headed straight for the comments without reading the article. But I didn't comment till I read it. It's also not technically a crab either, despite being called one.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Literacy: Not even once!