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Penn State biologist and colleagues receive $4M to identify heat-tolerant corals
An international team of researchers has been awarded $4 million to identify naturally heat-tolerant corals. Project lead Christian Voolstra collects samples underwater at Ducie Island, one of the world’s most remote reefs in the world.
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An international team that includes Penn State biologist Iliana Baums has been awarded a $4 million grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to identify corals that are naturally resilient to climate change. This is one of four newly funded projects supported by the foundation that are focused on the conservation and restoration of coral reefs in the context of the climate crisis.
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation today announced it will fund $7.2 million in research grants to promote the resilience of coral reefs, with the aim of understanding how to conserve and restore them in the face of climate change.
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation grants $7.2 million to support researchers working to help coral reefs survive the impacts of climate change. New Research Seeks to Crack the Code of Coral Reef Heat Resilience | EFE Comunica | Agencia EFE
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On a Facebook support page for long-haulers, one person who had developed extreme fatigue said: “It was like I was chained to my bed. It seemed impossible to even think about getting up.” Another with brain fog shared: “I was cleaning my gutters and forgot where I was and what I was doing on the roof.”
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