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Stanford researchers reveal the mechanism by which oxybenzone, a common sunscreen component, damages corals.

CRISPR/Cas9 System Could Support Efforts to Conserve Fragile Reef Ecosystems Written by AZoCleantechDec 22 2020 Researchers can now use the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system to gain insights into, and perhaps enhance, the response of corals to the environmental stresses caused by climate change. Aiptasia photograph. Image Credit: Purchased from Shutterstock. Led by Phillip Cleves—who joined Carnegie’s Department of Embryology this fall—the study describes how the groundbreaking, Nobel Prize-winning technology can be used to steer conservation efforts aimed at vulnerable reef ecosystems....

 E-Mail Baltimore, MD-- The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system can help scientists understand, and possibly improve, how corals respond to the environmental stresses of climate change. Work led by Phillip Cleves--who joined Carnegie's Department of Embryology this fall--details how the revolutionary, Nobel Prize-winning technology can be deployed to guide conservation efforts for fragile reef ecosystems. Cleves' research team's findings were recently published in two papers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Corals are marine invertebrates that build extensive calcium c...