Virus implicated in massive die-off of North American starfish

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 16:10 in Paleontology & Archaeology

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists investigating a huge die-off of starfish along North America's Pacific coast have identified a virus they say is responsible for a calamitous wasting disease that has wiped out millions of the creatures since it first appeared last year.

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