May 25 2026SCIENCE
Ecosystem Signals: How Coral Algae Talk Through Electricity
Symbiodinium microadriaticum, a tiny dinoflagellate that lives inside coral tissues, can release electrons into its surroundings during photosynthesis. This process, known as extracellular electron transfer (EET), lets the algae send electrical signals to nearby cells. Researchers discovered that th
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