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The species has been around longer than the dinosaurs, but it is facing new threats from illegal extraction, habitat loss and abusive harvesting practices
The horseshoe crabs are drained for up to eight minutes and returned to the ocean. However, data shows up to 30% of the marine creatures die shortly after
Published June 3, 2021 at 11:33 AM EDT Listen • 49:27 CAI's partnership with the Marine Biological Laboratories Falmouth Forum Lecture Series continues with this interview. Our guest is Norman Wainwright, Director of Research and Development, Microbial Solutions, Charles River Laboratories. Dr. Wainwright utilizes his expertise in the primitive immune systems of marine invertebrates, especially the horseshoe crab, to drive the development of innovative rapid technologies. He also collaborates with NASA on the development of new planetary protection procedures an...