Horseshoe crab blood is used in medical testing. The Indianapolis Zoo and Eli Lilly are among those advocating for a shift to synthetic alternatives. Horseshoe crab blood has been used in medical ...

Aravind Krishnan, a 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student, is working to find an alternative to horseshoe crab blood, which is used to test for pathogens in vaccines and on medical devices.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the East Coast ecosystem along with being a prized ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A pharmaceutical titan based in Indiana is leading a global effort to protect wildlife. Eli Lilly and Company is shifting away from using horseshoe crabs, specifically their ...

Pharmeceutical companies could soon have easier access to synthetic alternatives to horseshoe crab blood, a key ingredient used to test vaccines and medical devices for contamination. The U.S.

Limulus polyphemus - the Atlantic horseshoe crab, found along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the Southeast Gulf of Mexico. By Breese Greg, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, CC 3.0. Limulus ...

The lawsuit claims that if the United States protects horseshoe crabs, more biomedical companies would make a faster switch ...