New Publication out Now!

Myself and other members of the Mydlarz lab as well as collaborators from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have a new publication out now in Royal Society Open Science. The research details transcriptional responses of octocorals (E. calyculata) to infection by a novel disease. Not only do we document the gene expression signatures underlaying the strong observed melanization phenotype associated with the disease, but we also describe a clear trade off between immunity and growth. Check out the detailed findings in Royal Society open: here. We're super excited about it!