Photo via prilfish Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how corals keep their immune systems strong — a breakthrough that could help scientists understand how corals can last through, or adapt to, global climate change. Warmer ocean temperatures, pollution, a loss of symbiotic species through overfishing and other stress factors weaken corals’ immune systems and make it difficult for them to recover from bleaching. However, the scientists have found that melanin, an important part of the immune system in invertebrates, may help… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Melanin May Keep Corals Alive Through Climate Change
