Assertion: horseshoe crab's blood | /r/HasProperty | vital
Facets:
value: for medical testing
type: PURPOSE
value: to the pharmaceutical companies
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In addition, the blood of horseshoe crabs is vital for biomedical testing – the FDA requires that all injectable medicines, devices used for injection, and internal prosthetics undergo testing with an extract only found in horseshoe crab blood (Limulus Amebocyte Lysate).
text: The horseshoe crab's copper-based blood is essential to the pharmaceutical companies, which harvest the creatures, remove one-third of their blood, then return them to the sea.
text: The blood of horseshoe crabs also is vital for medical testing –
text: The horseshoe crab is a paradoxical creature: Its spiky tail and helmet-shaped body make it one of the most medieval looking creatures in the animal kingdom, while its milky blue blood is essential to ensure the safety of cutting-edge biomedical devices and drugs.