NBCNews.com reports on UB study examining coral injury

Published December 27, 2012 This content is archived.

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A story on NBCNews.com interviews geology professor Howard Lasker, PhD, about his research on how injury affects reproduction in corals. In a recent study, Lasker and former UB master's student Christopher Page found that coral colonies were still producing fewer eggs and spermaries four years after suffering tissue damage — a surprisingly long time. The story also appeared in LiveScience and Huffington Post.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50297763/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.UNxga3fz6FJ