Sea Stars

Mysterious Syndrome Turning Sea Stars Into Goo Reveals Another Strange Twist

(ORDO NEWS) — As we battle against our own pandemic, sea stars are being killed in the millions by a horrible condition that melts them into a sickly goo. Sadly, there’s no straightforward way to help these animals, such as protecting them with a vaccine, so conservation biologists have been desperately trying to find another way. In the latest published effort, Oregon State University marine biologist Andrea Burton and colleagues…