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Different levels of heat tolerance of corals

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Warming oceans threaten healthy coral reefs. Scientists found now that corals have different levels of heat that they can tolerate. This allows to selectively breed heat-tolerant parent corals to get offsprings that are better suited for warmer oceans.

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News seen at: science alert - Nature