Climate Change Implicated in Decline of Horseshoe Crabs

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Why is it that nothing good ever comes from global warming? Seems like more stuff flourishes and thrives in the tropics than in permafrost.

There couldn't be an Environmentalist agenda behind all this - could there?

R.L. Schaefer of CA 2:33PM September 02, 2010

Just so you know: Every intravenous drug, every flu vaccine, every catheter, every transplant device -- any drug or medical device that comes into contact with your bloodstream or your spinal fluid is tested for purity using an extract made from horseshoe crab blood. It is the FDA and international standard test for toxic Gram-negative bacteria. Until we figure out a replacement, we're not really better off without them.

David Funkhouser of CT 11:29AM September 02, 2010

I mean, when was the last time you ate a horseshoe crab? They are nasty and the planet is better off without them, kind of like the Gore clan.

Robert Byrd of WV 10:10PM September 01, 2010

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