New research finds culprit behind mass sea star deaths
by editors@theworld.org (Hannah Chanatry) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6Z65W)
Sea stars on the west coast of North America have been decimated by a wasting disease. For more than a decade, scientists did not know what was causing it. But new research published this week in the journal Nature has identified the culprit. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with scientist Alyssa Gehman about the findings and what it means for the species' recovery.