Does your coral have herpes? It might...

[Islandoftiki]

Coral around the world is in decline, destroying the natural habitat of thousands of different species. But scientists might have revealed a dirty truth behind the problem: coral could have a bad case of herpes.

 

In fact, it's not just herpes. Coral seems to be harboring a bunch of viral diseases, that could be slowly wiping it out. In research published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, a team of scientists point out that coral declines are reaching crisis proportions—and that previously ignored viral infections are likely behind it. Rebecca Vega-Thurber, one of the researchers, explains to PhysOrg:

 

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http://gizmodo.com/5897115/our-oceans-cora...dying-of-herpes