WHOI Scientists 'Read' the Messages in Chemical Clues Left by Coral Reef Inhabitants
June 11, 2024
June 11, 2024
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, June 11 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release:
What species live in this coral reef, and are they healthy? Chemical clues emitted by marine organisms might hold that information. But in underwater environments, invisible compounds create a complex "soup" that is hard for scientists to decipher. Now, WHOI coral researchers have demonstrated a way to extract and identify these indicator compounds in seaw . . .
What species live in this coral reef, and are they healthy? Chemical clues emitted by marine organisms might hold that information. But in underwater environments, invisible compounds create a complex "soup" that is hard for scientists to decipher. Now, WHOI coral researchers have demonstrated a way to extract and identify these indicator compounds in seaw . . .