New publication on coral symbiosis, temperature stress, and metabolomics

Former Masters student Andrea Gamba published his thesis work in Frontiers in Marine Science—congratulations, Andrea! We used untargeted metabolomics to show that corals and their algae shift the fluidity of their lipid membranes forming cells in response to warmer waters. This means that even though they are partners, each has different physiologies and responses to stress, which may influence how well each can survive in warming seas.