أمين رشدى محمد اسماعيل
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Nature of coral-Chromera interaction revealed: photosynthetic symbionts are not always beneficial to corals
24 Jan 2018An international team of scientists, led by Prof David Miller and Dr Amin Mohamed, has found that the coral-associated alga Chromera, despite being a near-relative of Symbiodinium (the photosynthetic symbiont essential for the survival of reef-buildi...
Amin
03 Apr 2017My PhD work on coral-algal symbiosis has been awarded the 2016 Virginia Chadwick Award for the best PhD student publication in 2016. Mohamed AR, Cumbo V, Harii S, Shinzato C, Chan CX, Ragan MA, Bourne DG, Willis BL, Ball EE, Satoh N and Miller DJ (2...
Preparing for a new relationship: Coral and algae interactions explored
30 Nov 2016Coral cannot survive on its own for long. It needs to create a symbiotic relationship with algae to survive. Algae provides approximately 90 percent of the energy coral needs, which means that their partnership must be preserved in order to keep the...
The Genetic Dance Of Corals & Algae
30 Nov 2016AsianScientist (Jun. 28, 2016) In the very early stages of coral symbiosis—four hours, to be exact—algae induces significant changes in coral gene expression. Scientists in Japan and Australia have found that corals undergo changes in gene express...
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