About this episode

This episode explores the significance of horseshoe crab blood in preventing infections in humans and the potential risks of exhausting its supply.

How does the blood of a 450-million-year-old arthropod help prevent lethal infections in humans? And could we exhaust the supply? Zachary Crockett wades in. This episode was originally published on December 10th, 2023.

People in this episode

Host: Zachary Crockett

Topics covered

• Horseshoe crab
• blood
• human health
• infections
• supply
• arthropods

Keywords

• horseshoe crab
• blood
• infections
• human health
• supply

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Horseshoe Crab Blood

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