Recent flooding may have reduced the remaining coral population by 90%. Combined with damage from fishing, boating and coastal development, the species may be gone in a decade.
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New research involving CRISPR technology has furthered our understanding of corals’ gene functions. Specifically, it has revealed a mechanism underpinning how corals withstand heat stress.
The largest reproductive event on the planet is under threat.
A coral biologist sampled corals from the most remote reaches of the Indo-Pacific and discovered that all of them show signs of stress.
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Adjunct assistant professor, Southern Cross University
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Program Director, Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Professor of Marine Science, National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor of Marine Science and Sustainability, Umeå University
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Principal Investigator, Carnegie Institution for Science
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Queensland University of Technology
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