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Crab Wars - A Tale of Horseshoe Crabs, Ecology, and Human Health

English

By (author): William Sargent

Because every drug certified by the FDA must be tested using the horseshoe crab derivative known as Limulus lysate, a multimillion-dollar industry has emerged involving the license to bleed horseshoe crabs and the rights to their breeding grounds. William Sargent presents a thoroughly accessible insiders guide to the discovery of the lysate test, the exploitation of the horseshoe crab at the hands of multinational pharmaceutical conglomerates, local fishing interests, and the legal and governmental wrangling over the creatures ultimate fate. In the end, the story of the horseshoe crab is a sobering reflection on the unintended consequences of scientific progress and the danger of self-regulated industries controlling a limited natural resource. This new edition brings the story up to date as companies race to manufacture alternatives to the horseshoe crab blood, which is now essential for testing vaccines such as those developed to counter COVID-19. However, horseshoe crab populations are still dwindling, with profound implications not only for the future of the crabs themselves but also for the ecosystems that depend on them. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 5 x 8mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Sep 2021
  • Publisher: Brandeis University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781684580767

About William Sargent

William Sargent is a consultant for the NOVA Science Series and is the author of numerous books about science and the environment including A Year in the Notch: Exploring the Natural History of the White Mountains and Storm Surge: A Coastal Village Battles the Rising Atlantic. Formerly director of the Baltimore Aquarium and a research assistant at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution he has taught at the Briarwood Center for Marine Biology and at Harvard University.

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