{
  "id": 1855565,
  "title": "Genomic variation associated with endosymbiont shuffling and areal growth in the endangered elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/genomic-variation-associated-with-endosymbiont-shuffling-and-areal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.744775v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Biodiversity losses continue to outpace traditional management, underscoring the need to understand adaptive capacity and the potential for interventions to increase fitness under climate change. We undertook a genome-wide association study on 156 Acropora palmata genets to investigate the genomic basis of areal growth, endosymbiont association, and thermal tolerance. Seven peaks on chromosomes…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}