{"id":9631,"date":"2022-05-20T10:18:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T02:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjinml.nus.edu.sg\/?p=9631"},"modified":"2022-05-20T10:18:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T02:18:03","slug":"birthing-new-corals-to-protect-the-reefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjinml.nus.edu.sg\/birthing-new-corals-to-protect-the-reefs\/","title":{"rendered":"[Research News] Birthing new corals to protect the reefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Birthing new corals\" src=\"https:\/\/sjinml.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Birthing-new-corals.jpeg\" alt=\"Birthing new corals\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1079\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Have you walked past wayside trees like the <em>Tembusu<\/em> all flowering at the same time? Underwater, some corals perform the synchronous release of eggs and sperm too. For the marine scientists investigating corals, the annual spawning event is a period of frenzy, with repeated field dives to monitor the maturity of egg-sperm bundles on suitable parent colonies.<\/p>\r\n<p>In this news feature, coral spawning was closely monitored under laboratory setting at SJINML. Successfully fertilised coral larvae will contribute towards a more sustainable supply of corals for research and aquarium trade.<\/p>\r\n<p>Read more about this project here:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.nus.edu.sg\/birthing-corals-to-protect-reefs\/\">NUS News<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/environment\/scientists-in-singapore-grow-coral-babies-in-the-lab-to-help-restore-dying-reefs?fbclid=IwAR1RTY543RrYWB4ooN5LXXIZ46o469EpyXRZclfyCXcHSXcYWe0Yo_7j8n0\">The Straits Times<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you walked past wayside trees like the Tembusu all flowering at the same time? Underwater, some corals perform the synchronous release of eggs and sperm too. 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