Genetics reveal that reef corals and their algae live together but evolve independently

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 17:11 in Biology & Nature

New research reveals that Caribbean corals and the algae that inhabit them form a remarkably stable relationship—new knowledge that can serve as an important tool in preserving and restoring vital reef-building corals. A scientific paper describing these new findings by a team of marine biologists at Penn State University will be published as a cover article in Molecular Ecology on 10 June 2014.

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