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Sea Stars Show Early Immune Failure Before Wasting Disease Turns Lethal
Key Takeaways
- Researchers detected immune and neurological disruption in sunflower sea stars before visible wasting symptoms.
- The work adds early biomarkers to a disease that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013.
- Sunflower sea stars are key predators of sea urchins, so their loss can destabilize kelp forest ecosystems.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org