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Study reveals how coral-associated bacteria help corals survive extreme heat

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Study reveals how coral-associated bacteria help corals survive extreme heat
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A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has revealed how coral-associated bacteria help corals withstand extreme heat by producing steroid hormones that strengthen their immune response.

A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has revealed how coral-associated bacteria help corals withstand extreme heat by producing steroid hormones that strengthen their immune response.

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Predicting jumping genes' roles in changing genome size
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Predicting jumping genes' roles in changing genome size

A genome contains all of the DNA of every living organism, but its contents don't stop there—most of these structures also contain snippets of DNA that can copy and paste themselves to "infect" a genome, expanding its size. Precisely why that happens remains a mystery.

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Martian polar crater ice shifts with seasonal frost
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Martian polar crater ice shifts with seasonal frost

Mars shares many landforms and weather patterns with Earth, including changing seasons, volcanoes, canyons, dust storms, dust devils and water ice. Another feature that Earth and Mars share is polar ice caps. These are among each planet's striking features, but the major differen

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