Scientists face impossible choice over preservation of priceless blue crab blood: Let vital medicines wither or an endangered bird

3 years ago by floofloof to c/science

“Everything you do in life comes from horseshoe crab blood," says fisherman George Topping. Vaccines and antibiotics just wouldn't be the same without it.

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literallyacat 14 points 3 years ago

I'm sorry but, was the whole successfully cloning animals thing just a fever dream? Is there a reason we can't be doing that for something like this? (Disclaimer: am stupid, pls ELI5)

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notfromhere 5 points 3 years ago

I, too, would like to know if we shared the same fever dream.

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ekky43 4 points 3 years ago

If I remember right, cloning is banned in most places. Or at least there was talk about banning cloning in the EU in the early 10's.

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Dreyns 3 points 3 years ago

Cloning is not a magical tool with scifi vats etc it's taking dna and placing it in an embryo and puting it back in an animal womb, here breeding would be more on point. But I too am stupid, this is my take on it from what I know.

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