“Using frozen sperm to fertilize live eggs, the researchers were able to breed elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) from one geographic area with elkhorn from a different area, paving the way to potentially rescue not just that endangered species and making it more resilient to climate change, but also providing an avenue of hope to restore other species.”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/to-help-corals-fight-back-scientists-breed-populations-separated-hundreds-miles-180971064/
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Last Updated: December 26, 2018 by We Make HASTE
“To Help Corals Fight Back, Scientists Are Breeding Populations Separated by Hundreds of Miles”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/to-help-corals-fight-back-scientists-breed-populations-separated-hundreds-miles-180971064/
Category: Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Climate change, Coral reefs, Coral reefs, Emissions, Endangered species, Extinction, Global warming, Habitat loss, Ocean acidification, Oceans, Oceans, Sustainability, Water
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