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CANCER RESEARCH AND CRABS
08/26/1976
ABC
B20303A
OC 750 SOF MAG AND SIL ROLL A FTG OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CRABS. CS: MS MARINE BIOLOGIST HOLDING HORSESHOE CRAB: LIMULUS, ON ITS BACK ON LAB TABLE AT NEW YORK OCEAN SCIENCE LAB. VS CRAB BLOOD BEING COLLECTED IN TUBE AND BEING PLACED IN CENTRIFUGE, TUBE W/ COAGULATED SUBSTANCE SEPARATED FROM LIQUID, BLOOD EXTRACT BEING TAKEN FROM FREEZER, POWDERED BLOOD EXTRACT BEING POURED OUT ON TABLE. VS HORSESHOE CRAB IN SURF ON BEACH. VS HORSESHOE CRABS IN LAB HOLDING TANKS. CU DOCTOR ANTHONY D'AGOSTINO HOLDING LIVE CRAB FOR DISPLAY. VO / SU CARAS. VS DRIED EXTRACT WHICH IS USED TO DETECT CONTAMINATION AND INFECTION. MS TURNING CENTRIFUGE. END CS. QUICK CUTS OF PREVIOUS FOOTAGE. VS DR D'AGOSTINO ON HORSESHOE CRAB EXTRACT VALUES AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL PARTICULARLY FOR TESTING ELEMENTS TO BE ADMINISTERED TO HUMANS. DR D'AGOSTINO SHOWS AND TALKS ABOUT CRAB. VS BLOOD BEING EXTRACTED. VS CRABS IN LAB HOLDING TANKS. VO CARAS.
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