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Research assistant Fioan Curliss cleans and preps fresh tubs for growing sunflower sea stars at different life stages. It's meticulous business. Young range from mere specs to juveniles several inches across, and all are vulnerable to pathogens and specific environmental conditions along the way. Friday Harbor Laboratories, Friday Harbor, Wash. Fiona Curliss Contact: 971-273-8245