The Unsung Hero Of the COVID-19 Vaccine Race- The Horseshoe Crab
Horseshoe crab’s blood is a significant contributor to keeping our vaccines safe
In this COVID-19 pandemic, if you are vaccinated, then well done. You might thank the doctors, scientists, and pharma companies that made vaccine production possible.
The healthcare industry is hunting one improbable hero of vaccine production to extinction. That hero quietly lurks at the bottom of the oceans. It is the Horseshoe Crab.
Diseases and Microorganisms
Until the middle ages, people considered bad blood or bad air as the cause of diseases.
In 1665 Robert Hooke invented the microscope, which exposed a new world on a microscopic level. Bacteria is a microorganism that is present almost everywhere is a significant contributor to many diseases for humans. How can one ensure that these bacteria don’t enter the human body during medical treatments? Enter the Horseshoe Crab.
At first look, a Horseshoe Crab looks like a prehistoric creature. Actually, it is. Horseshoe Crabs have roamed the…
