Horseshoe crab blood is highly valuable because it contains a unique substance called Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), which is used in a test to detect bacterial endotoxins.

On Nov. 1, the U.S. Pharmacopeia Microbiology Expert Committee published guidelines that removed a significant barrier holding the pharmaceutical industry back from replacing horseshoe crab-derived ...

"This is a magical place," said Laurilee Thompson, a volunteer with "Linked with Limulus," a horseshoe crab watch program with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Crabs come ...