Field Notes: Horseshoe crabs and health care
From WXPR Field Notes by WXPR Public Radio
October 7, 2025 · 5 min
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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