The deadly heat waves evolving coral reefs (IMAGE)

Texas A&M University

The deadly heat waves evolving coral reefs

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Across 349 coral colonies in Mo’orea, researchers collected and compared genomes from before, during and years after the 2019 heat wave, building a genetic timeline that revealed how heat-tolerant variants helped shape the reef’s next generation.

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Texas Tech University/Dr. Kelly Speare

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