Factoid/2013/01/10
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< Beachapedia:Factoid | 2013 | 01
Some Corals Can Naturally Fight Temperature Extremes
- "The findings, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, details how the corals in Ofu Lagoon have front-loaded the expression of these genes so they are always ready with heat shock proteins, antioxidant enzymes and strategies to fight tumors and boost immune systems." - excerpt from article in the LA Times.
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