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Re:Horseshoe crab blood to remain big pharma's standard as g... by MrBuddyCasino on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @12:14PM (#25278608)
I'm surprised they survive this. Looking at the image [0], the amount of blood being drawn compared to the size of the crab is enormous.

[0] https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/78bd72e9713cbe052ed080fe1f869...

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Re:Horseshoe crab blood to remain big pharma's standard as g... by s0rce on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @02:39PM (#25280559)
Very dystopian. I'll file that image with the memories of dark red wildfire smoke filled skies that looked like Bladerunner as the future we want to avoid.
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Re:Horseshoe crab blood to remain big pharma's standard as g... by CodesInChaos on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:06PM (#25280878)
AFAIR the crabs in that image had their tail part cut off and will not survive.
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