KSBW The Central Coast

Moss Landing lab advances sea star preservation for endangered species

THERE HAS BEEN A SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH AND A LOCAL MARINE BIOLOGY LAB PLAYED A KEY ROLE. THE "SUNFLOWER STAR LAB" IN MOSS LANDING IS REPORTING ADVANCEMENT IN WHAT IS CALLED "SEA STAR CRYPTO ...
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Saving a species: UW scientists release first lab-grown sea stars

Major steps are being taken to save an ocean critter critical to the ecosystem: the sunflower sea star. After disease nearly wiped out the population across the west coast about 10 years ago, ...
WTOL

Scientists see hope as they monitor lab-grown sea stars in the wild

University of Washington scientists continue to take steps toward replenishing the sea star population, a species that was wiped out along the West Coast more than a decade ago. The scientists spent ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Community-led lab in Moss Landing receives more funding for endangered sea stars

OCEAN..... ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER ARIANA ARAIZA HAS MORE ON WHAT'S BEING DONE. ## GRAPHIC OUT LOWER 3RD é é é APRIL RIDLON é MARINE ECOLOGIST AT THE MONTEREY BAY ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Deadly Pathogen Decimated Sunflower Sea Stars. Look Inside the Lab Working to Bring Them Back by Freezing and Thawing Their Larvae

For the first time, scientists have cryopreserved and revived the larvae of a sea star species. The breakthrough, made with the giant pink star, gives hope the technique could be repeated to save the ...