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Genes unlock clues to the evolution and survival of the Great Barrier Reef – Science Daily
Innovative molecular techniques explain how corals on the east coast of Australia survived previous tough conditions–enabling the Great Barrier Reef to become…
In a ground-breaking new study, scientists used innovative molecular techniques to explain how corals on the east coast of Australia survived previous tough conditions — enabling the Great Barrier Reef to become the vast reef it is today.”We sequenced the genomes of 150 individual colonies of the same species of corals and used this to find out which genes are important for survival in inshore reefs,” said the study’s lead author Dr Ira Cooke from James Cook University.
“Genomes are like a time…
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