Bacteria-powered living materials enable coral larval settlement
Natalie Levy, Samapti Kundu, Marnie L. Freckelton, Julie Dinasquet, Isabel Flores, Claudia Tatiana Galindo-Martínez, Martín Tresguerres, Vanessa De La Garza, Yazhi Sun, Zahra Karimi, Crawford Drury, Christopher P. Jury, Joshua R. Hancock, Shaochen Chen, Michael G. Hadfield, , Lindsey Badder
This paper introduces a bacteria-powered living material that significantly enhances coral larval settlement on restoration substrates.
PNAS Nexus · Aug 30, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering