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'Wasting' disease turning West Coast starfish to mush; experts stumped
Description: Starfish up and down the West Coast are suffering from a strange disease known as "seastar wasting syndrome," and scientists are unsure why it is happening. Pockets of starfish decimation have been found from Southern California to Alaska. In some places the entire seastar population has been wiped out. [Source: Los Angeles Times]
URL: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-seastar-wasting-disease-photos-20131104,0,6486734.story#axzz2kMJIOuXz
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Publish Date: 11/4/2013
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