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"For much of his career, Bruce Menge assumed he would conduct the same research until he died. The marine biologist has studied sea stars since the 1970s, and the animals had always seemed more solid a bet than others in the ocean. They have no natural enemies, regenerate limbs when they lose them and reproduce prolifically.

Then, just over a decade ago, a mysterious disease wiped out 90 percent of the West Coast’s sea star population. Tide pools emptied, and Menge had no idea what might become of his work." read more...