#Pollution wreaks havoc on corals’ immune systems
“#Pollution wreaks havoc on corals’ immune systems” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Fighting infections is hard. It’s even harder for corals also grappling with pollution. Katherine Dougan, a Ph.D. student in the FIU Institute of Environment, found high levels of nutrients including nitrogen and phosphorous—caused by fertilizer, sewage and other human sources—are actually making it harder…