New Technique May Help Scientists Stave Off Coral Reef Collapse
In a first for helping coral polyps respond to warming and acidifying oceans, scientists from the University of Florida have recreated the first stage of the coral skeleton creation process in a common, squishy sea anemone. The technique transforms this soft-bodied creature into the perfect lab model for researching coral skeletons and developing ways to bolster coral polyps in a changing climate.
Associate Professor of Biology Featured in Marine Magazine
Dr. James Liao, a biomechanist and neuroscientist with the University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, investigates the way marine animals... Read More
