Sunday, 13 January 2013

Heat-resistant corals provide clues to climate change survival

Stanford CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2013



In a future shaped by climate change, only the strong - or heat-resistant - will survive. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences opens a window into a genetic process that allows some corals to withstand unusually high temperatures and may hold a key to species survival for organisms around the world.

"If we can find populations most likely to resist clima...