KAUST scientists discover corals can be trained to fight disease

RIYADH: Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have found that corals can be trained to better withstand disease before an outbreak occurs, a finding that could eventually help protect reefs worldwide. The study, published in ISME Host Microbe, found that corals exposed to sublethal doses or inactive forms of a disease-causing pathogen became more resistant when they encountered the disease again. Known as pathogen priming, the process is similar to how vaccines prepare the body to recognize and respond to future threats.

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