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Corals living in mangrove lagoons that undergo significant variations in multiple environmental conditions display stress-tolerance traits. But these adaptations come at a cost.
Resilient ‘super corals’ have recently been seen as potential saviors in the face of climate change and its destructive effects on coral reefs
Scientists are studying 'super corals' as a potential solution to climate change effects on coral reefs. Despite demonstrating resilience, 'super corals' also show reduced genetic diversity and skeletal compromises, highlighting the need for careful consideration in coral restoration efforts. Res
E-Mail IMAGE: Stony corals pictured in their natural habitat in the Gulf of Eilat, at the northern tip of the Red Sea view more Credit: Hagai Native/University of Haifa Researchers at the University of Haifa, the Weizmann Institute and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have built the first atlas of all of the different types of cells in Stylophora pistillata, a reef-building stony coral native to the Indo-Pacific oceans. Published today in the journal Cell, the study is the first to detect the presence of specialized immune cells in corals. The findings provide new insights...