How do corals fight infections?

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An interdisciplinary group of scientists from UPR Rio Piedras, including Dr. Claudia P. Ruiz-Díaz (Department of Environmental Sciences), Carlos Toledo-Hernández and Alberto M. Sabat (Department of Biology), and Mariano Marcano (Department of Computer Sciences) developed a research study that examined the immune response of corals of the species Gorgonia ventalina from a mathematical simulation perspective.