In the Gulf of Eilat, where EMBRC Israel is based (at Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat), oil and fuel spills, wastewater, tourist infringement, and more have threatened to destroy the coral reef populations, according to 'The Coral Reefs of Eilat — Past, Present and Future' by Prof. Joseph Loya of the Tel Aviv University. What are the solutions, if any?
Scientists might just be on to something thanks to new discoveries in cellular mapping, as described in this article summarising a new study published by the journal Cell.* The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Haifa and the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and the Centre for Genomic Regulation and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain. This groundbreaking research can help identify certain biological processes in the coral, potentially providing insights on how best to protect dying coral reefs.
*While this is not EMBRC-led research, the findings may have vast implications for coral reefs and the future of the oceans.
