Two glass jars on a lab bench holding spiky deep sea corals on white bases in clear liquid.

Close-up of glass jars with feathery deep sea corals in a clear liquid.

Three glass jars with feathery deep sea corals in a clear liquid, yellow tops above.

🪸 Can deep-sea corals survive warmer oceans?

🔬 The #BioProtect Azores team tested #corals last week by measuring oxygen use (a key stress signal) over 8-16 hrs at different temps at the #DeepSeaLab of #OKEANOS-UAÇ.

🌊 Results soon!

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#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU