Five years ago, millions of starfish off the west coast of North America were killed by a mysterious virus that caused the animals to lose limbs and liquefy, with several species under serious threat of extinction. Following the peak of the epidemic, described as "one of the largest marine mass mortality events on record," scientists noticed that young ochre stars, among the species most impacted by the virus, were surviving at much higher rates. Today, the starfish have seemingly miraculously recovered...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/sea-stars-overcome-melting-disease-through-rapid-evolution
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