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Up to 500000 Sharks Could Die In the Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine – TheInertia.com
Inside the sharks’ liver is a little bit of magic that helps with vaccines. Enter Coronavirus.
Conservation groups say half a million sharks could die in the race for a cure. Photo: David Clode/Unsplash
Upwards of half a million sharks are facing death because of the race to create a Coronavirus vaccine, and at least one conservationist group is calling for change.
Why, you ask, would a coronavirus vaccine be a threat to sharks? Well, inside the liver of sharks is an oily substance called squalene that’s used mainly in cosmetics. It’s also used, however, in a handful of adjuvants in som…
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