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How are horseshoe crabs related to other organisms? (including humans)

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It turns out that the Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, is vital to our health. These creatures, which aren't actually crabs at all but are related to spider, ticks, and mites, are bled to isolate a substance, Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), which is used to test medical devices, drugs, and vaccines.

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