Researchers look into genetic engineering in effort to save corals from warming seas
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A bit of coral shimmers like gold in a US lab as part of urgent work to help the species protect itself from climate change, an effort even skeptical experts see as sadly justifiable. Researchers in Florida are aiming to determine whether coral can be saved from rising water temperatures and acidification by transplanting stem cells from resistant varieties to those more vulnerable to climate impacts.
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Researchers look into genetic engineering in effort to save corals from warming seas. (2021, November 9). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. IP.
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