Credit: LivingCoralBiobank_Ark_PortDouglas
Credit: Martin Stringer
Noah's Ark for corals: Researchers preserve the heritage of Port Douglas reefs
Credit: LivingCoralBiobank_PortDouglas
While corals are dying outside as a result of climate change, researchers in Port Douglas in northeast Australia are growing their clones in still pools of water. In a biobank, the genetic heritage of reefs is to be preserved — as a last resort before species are irretrievably lost.
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