Horseshoe crabs are harvested by the biomedical industry in order to create Limulus amebocyte lysate to test medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs for endotoxins. Most previous studies on the ...

Mass Audubon's science coordinator Mark Faherty examines a horseshoe crab in Pleasant Bay, where he has conducted research on them for years. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images If you ...

The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way... Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood.

Pharmeceutical companies could soon have easier access to synthetic alternatives to horseshoe crab blood, a key ingredient used to test vaccines and medical devices for contamination. The U.S.

Aravind Krishnan, a 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student, is working to find an alternative to horseshoe crab blood, which is used to test for pathogens in vaccines and on medical devices.

Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm ...

A Connecticut-based animal advocacy organization has petitioned the federal government to classify an animal that lives in a Long Island Sound as an endangered species. “The goal is to create an ...

MIAMI -- In matters of love, nothing says romance like a moonlit beach. Especially if you're a lusty horseshoe crab and the tide is high. Every spring, from Florida to New Jersey, crabs that look more ...