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UH Mānoa researchers created maps of coral biochemistry that reveal with detail the distribution of compounds that are integral to the healthy functioning of reefs.
Coral chemical signatures A comparison of resistant (left) and bleached (right) corals.(Photo credit: Ty Roach) The researchers discovered chemical signatures in the corals’ biology or biomarkers, that are present in organisms that were most resistant to the bleaching. This previously hidden insight could help researchers and conservationists better restore and protect reefs around the world. “Usually, we think of biomarkers as signatures of disease, but this could be a signature of health,” said Robert Quinn, an assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular B...