Plymouth State Researchers Find 'Biomedical Bleeding' of Horseshoe Crabs for Vaccine Testing Can Negatively Impact Keystone Species
August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020
PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Aug. 19 -- Plymouth State University issued the following news release:
Researchers at Plymouth State University (PSU) have found the process used to extract blood from horseshoe crabs, known as 'biomedical bleeding,' triggers a decrease in the oxygen-carrying protein hemocyanin. Lowered hemocyanin levels could cause death or reduced activity and mating, possibly leading to a smaller population of this keystone species. Horseshoe crab blood is uniq . . .
Researchers at Plymouth State University (PSU) have found the process used to extract blood from horseshoe crabs, known as 'biomedical bleeding,' triggers a decrease in the oxygen-carrying protein hemocyanin. Lowered hemocyanin levels could cause death or reduced activity and mating, possibly leading to a smaller population of this keystone species. Horseshoe crab blood is uniq . . .