Field Notes: Horseshoe crabs and health care
About this episode
This episode discusses the unique characteristics and historical significance of horseshoe crabs in relation to health care.
Horseshoe crabs are one of the strangest critters ever; they are ancient animals who have been on earth for 450 million years and have scarcely changed in all that time.
Topics covered
- Horseshoe crabs
- health care
- ancient animals
- marine biology
- ecology
Keywords
- Horseshoe crabs
- health care
- ancient animals
- marine biology
- ecology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: WXPR Public Radio
Places: earth
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