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The blue blood of horseshoe crabs is sensitive to toxic bacteria and is widely used to detect impurities in vaccines, including those for Covid-19. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters
October 15, 2021
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From willow bark to mosquitoes, nature has been a source of vital medications for centuries. But species die-off caused by human activity is putting this at risk...Humans have been using nature to heal since before written language. The first documented evidence was found on a 5,000-year-old slab of clay from Nagpur in India, which refers to more than 250 plants. Traditional Chinese medicine dates back thousands of years, the earliest found writings on pieces of tortoiseshell and bone from the 15th century BC. 

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