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• pemptago@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I couldn’t wait for the answer

  In the 1960s, scientists discovered that the sky blue blood inside horseshoe crabs would clot when it detected bacterial toxins. Vaccines, drugs and medical devices have to be sterile before they’re put inside people. A better toxin-detection system meant less contamination risk for patients

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  • Wbear@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Once again bonkers.

    Thank you

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