Frozen sperm could help bring these giant sea stars back from the brink of extinction
As It Happens6:50Frozen sperm could help bring these giant sea stars back from the brink of extinctionMelissa Torres spent her Valentine's Day helping to usher new life into the world — in the form of millions of fertilized sea star eggs.Torres is part of a team that, on Feb. 14, successfully spawned and cross-fertilized sperm and eggs from male and female sunflower sea stars at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California. It's a major step in a massive effort by scientists, governments and…