Coral under the microscope (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Coral under the microscope

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Carnegie’s Phillip Cleves examines a juvenile coral under the microscope. In this new paper, his research team revealed that a gene called SLC4γ is necessary for young coral colonies to begin building their skeletons.

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Photo by Navid Marvi courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science.

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