Sheril KirshenbaumNov 28, 2022

If you ever had a vaccine, injection or surgery, you’re indebted to the ancient & wondrous horseshoe crab.

Its blue blood contains Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) which clumps at contact with bacterial toxins. Animals are caught for their blood to test sterility of medical equipment & injections.

Unfortunately the harvest is unsustainable & populations are in decline. An effective synthetic substitute has been around for 2 decades & we just need the biomedical industry to switch. #SharedPlanet

Show threadMark MifsudNov 28, 2022

@Sheril

Sad 😞

Show threadSheril KirshenbaumNov 28, 2022
@MarkMifsud I agree. But we can do something about it by collectively asking the biomedical industry to use the synthetic alternative.
Show threadVash
@Sheril @MarkMifsud Is there any company specifically we should contact? Or alternatively, should we contact our congressional reps about maybe adding some regulation of this to the farm bill to encourage a switch?
Dec 1, 2022 at 1:59amWeb