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A sunflower sea star may be about to snack on some sea urchins in California. Brent Durand/Moment via Getty Images

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How sea star wasting disease transformed the West Coast’s ecology and economy

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Rebecca Vega Thurber, University of California, Santa Barbara Before 2013, divers on North America’s west coast rarely saw purple...

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Wheat infected by Fusarium, a toxic fungus, has kernels that appear white with orange at the base. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/picture alliance via Getty Images

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What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty...

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Tom W. Allen, Mississippi State University A Chinese plant scientist at the University of Michigan who drew national attention...

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