|  11-05-2010, 10:46 AM | #2 | 
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					Originally Posted by classicman  BUT, Are they as important as the Horseshoe crab?    |  No way.
 
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		| The horseshoe crab plays a vital, if little-known, role in the life of anyone who has received an injectable medication. An extract of the horseshoe crab's blood is used by the pharmaceutical and medical device industries to ensure that their products, e.g., intravenous drugs, vaccines, and medical devices, are free of bacterial contamination. No other test works as easily or reliably for this purpose. Read below for more detail. |  
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					Originally Posted by classicman  He isn't smart enough.  |  Nope, just another dumb black guy.   
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