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‘The discovery of the decade’: Researchers have found the culprit behind sea star wasting disease

By Sarah McQuate | UW News on Aug 6, 2025   Featured, Science/Education  

‘The discovery of the decade’: Researchers have found the culprit behind sea star wasting disease

Sunflower sea stars are the largest sea stars in the world: They have up to 24 arms and grow to the size of a bicycle tire. Starting in 2013, these creatures and other sea star species along the west coast of North America died in epidemic proportions. The stars had harrowing symptoms: Their arms contorted […]

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