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Researchers looking for ways to breed baby corals that are resistant to disease

According to recent research done by experts at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, baby corals are equally as susceptible to a lethal disease that has been spreading throughout Florida’s reefs since 2014.

Dry Tortugas National Park A diver applies antibiotics to an elliptical star coral with stony coral tissue loss disease in the Tortugas. As stony coral disease carved a catastrophic path along Florida’s reef tract and parts of the Caribbean — decimating the boulder corals that help build reefs — scientists raced to collect healthy corals, before the disease struck, and untangle genetics to breed more resilient offspring. Now, they are working on another piece of the puzzle: determining whether the corals can survive in the disease’s wake. “There's concern that if there's disease o...