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Articles on Blue blood

May 9, 2022

What does an octopus eat? For a creature with a brain in each arm, whatever’s within reach

Erin Spencer, Florida International University and Yannis Papastamatiou, Florida International University

With nine brains, blue blood and a talent for camouflage, the octopus is one of the most fascinating creatures in the sea.

April 4, 2022

Aimee Pinnington, Staffordshire University

Why some people really are blue blooded and why it’s not a good thing.

July 9, 2020

Russell Dean Christopher Bicknell, University of New England and Stephen Pates, Harvard University

A chemical refined from the blue, copper-based blood of horseshoe crabs helps identify contaminants in medical equipment inserted into humans.

Russell Dean Christopher Bicknell
Post-doctoral researcher in Palaeobiology, University of New England
Stephen Pates
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Cambridge
Erin Spencer
Ph.D. Student in Biology, Florida International University
Yannis Papastamatiou
Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University
Aimee Pinnington
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science, Staffordshire University