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Reefscape of the Mo'orea backreef. Credit: Shayle Matsuda / UH SOEST.
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Coral reefs are hotspots of biodiversity and are amazingly productive, with a vast number of organisms interacting simultaneously. Hundreds of molecules that are made by important members of the coral reef community were recently discovered by a team of scientists. Together, the compounds—modified amino acids, vitamins and steroids—comprise the "smell" or "taste" of corals and algae in a tropical reef...

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