Coral genomes under microscope in climate race
- Published: 8 Nov 2012 at 13.47
- Online news: Asia
Researchers from Australia and Saudi Arabia launched a project Thursday which they hope will help them understand the genetic makeup of corals and how they react to climate change.
Undated handout photo provided by Australian Institute of Marine Science shows bleaching on a coral reef at Halfway Island. Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years due to storms, poisonous starfish and bleaching linked to climate change.
Reefs around the world are under threat from bleaching due to climate change, as well as storms and predatory starfish, and scientists want to learn more about coral resilience to help head off further destruction.
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