For decades, California's abalone population has been decimated by a deadly pathogen that causes what researchers describe as withering syndrome.

But the tides could be turning, with abalone finding an unlikely ally in a virus.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Liz Saint John and Kris Ankarlo spoke with Dr. Kristin Aquilino, Director of the White Abalone Captive Breeding program at UC Davis's Bodega Marine Laboratory.

For decades, California's abalone population has been decimated by a deadly pathogen that causes what researchers describe as withering syndrome.
But the tides could be turning, with abalone finding an unlikely ally in a virus.
For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Liz Saint John and Kris Ankarlo spoke with Dr. Kristin Aquilino, Director of the White Abalone Captive Breeding program at UC Davis's Bodega Marine Laboratory.

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