Coral Researchers Receive Global CORDAP Grants | Newswise: News for Journalists

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UNCW faculty, (L to R) Nathan Crowe, Jake Warner and Nicole Fogarty, are using cutting-edge genetic engineering technologies such as whole-genome sequencing in an effort to make coral more tolerant of rising ocean temperatures.

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UNC Wilmington Associate Professor Nicole Fogarty is at the forefront of successfully spawning and rearing tropical Atlantic corals in her lab at the UNCW Center for Marine Science.

« Coral Researchers Receive Global CORDAP Grants

Credit: Jeff Janowski/UNCW

UNCW Assistant Professor Blake Ushijima is developing probiotic treatments to protect coral against stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), a devastating disease that is rapidly killings Caribbean corals.

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