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Push to add horseshoe crab to endangered species list as biomedical companies harvest their blood

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Push to add horseshoe crab to endangered species list as biomedical companies harvest their blood

Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat

Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat

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Push to add horseshoe crab to endangered species list as biomedical companies harvest their blood

Push to add horseshoe crab to endangered species list as biomedical companies harvest their blood

Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat

Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat

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