I don't know about you, but the idea that every single person in America who has ever had an injection has been...

I don't know about you, but the idea that every single person in America who has ever had an injection has been protected because we harvest the blood of a forgettable sea creature with a hidden chemical superpower makes me feel a little bit crazy. This scenario is not even sci-fi, it's postmodern technology.

This is some Cronenberg level shit, here.

Originally shared by Joanne Manaster

Fascinating stuff!
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/the-blood-harvest/284078/?single_page=true

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  1. Larry LadeOctober 28, 2014 at 6:16 PM

    I knew about this. It is still fucking weird.

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  2. Alison ZieselOctober 31, 2014 at 9:16 AM

    I am good friends with a couple of crab researchers:-) They dress their little girl up in every crab-patterned onesie they can find. Interpret that as you will.

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  3. Casey G.October 31, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    Do they call the kid, "Our little experiment"?

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  4. Alison ZieselOctober 31, 2014 at 9:21 AM

    I'd have to check how you'd say that in Mandarin... she's cute as a button, no carapace to be seen.

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