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tim333 on April 10, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Great Barrier Reef at 'terminal stage'

The problem seems to be the water temperature. It's not easy to fix.

josscrowcroft on April 10, 2017 [–]

Again speaking from zero expertise, would it be possible to genetically engineer coral lifeforms to adapt to higher temperatures?

scott_karana on April 10, 2017 | [–]

Maybe, but it's part of an ecoSYSTEM, so do other reef dwellers all need to be modified? How does that affect migration and comptetion? Etc

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