A. N. Chan

An algal symbiont (Breviolum psygmophilum) responds more strongly to chronic high temperatures than its facultatively symbiotic coral host (Astrangia poculata)

This study compares the thermal stress response of a coral host and its algal symbiont, finding the symbiont shows a stronger transcriptional response to heat stress.

Juvenile corals inherit mutations acquired during the parents lifespan

This paper shows that post-embryonic mutations in corals are heritable, challenging the Weismann theory and suggesting a new mechanism for adaptation through somatic mutations.