Blue crab parasite mystery solved

Published October 14, 2012 4:00am ET



NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Marine researchers have spent 15 years trying to nail down the life cycle of a single-celled parasite fatal to blue crabs.

On Oct. 4, they announced they cracked the case.

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