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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Based Targeted Metabolomics of Hard Coral Samples
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Here, we present the extraction and preparation of polar and semi-polar metabolites from a coral holobiont, as well as separated coral host tissue and Symbiodiniaceae cell fractions, for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis.
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Inducing Polyp Bail-out in Coral Colonies to Obtain Individualized Micropropagates for Laboratory Experimental Use
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Polyp bail-out is a process induced by acute stress, in which coral polyps digest the tissue connecting them to their colony and detach from it to live as individuals. The present protocol describes how to induce coral micropropagation by bail-out using hypersaline or calcium-free seawater treatments.
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Physiological Characterization of the Coral Holobiont Using a New Micro-Respirometry Tool
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2023
This protocol describes the setup and running of a micro-respirometry system that can be employed to investigate the physiological features of the coral holobiont.
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Dissection and Flat-mounting of the Threespine Stickleback Branchial Skeleton
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2016
The branchial skeleton, including gill rakers, pharyngeal teeth, and branchial bones, serves as the primary site of food processing in most fish. Here we describe a protocol to dissect and flat-mount this internal skeleton in threespine sticklebacks. This method is also applicable to a variety of other fish species.
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Carbon Skeletons
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2026
Life on Earth is carbon-based, as all macromolecules that make up living organisms contain carbon atoms. All organic compounds have a carbon backbone. Each carbon atom is tetravalent and can bond with four other atoms, making it an extraordinarily flexible component of biological molecules. Because carbon’s valence electrons are stable, it rarely becomes an ion. As the carbon chain increases in length, structural modifications such as ring structures, double bonds, and branching side chains...
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The organic matrix provides more than structural support: it serves as the site where calcium carbonate crystals form under cellular control. Coral cells and associated tissues regulate deposition by concentrating calcium and carbonate ions and directing crystal formation within this protein-rich framework. This coupling between organic molecules and mineral growth is important for biologically guided fabrication.
Local chemistry determines the conditions in which calcium carbonate is deposited at the site of formation. Coral cells and associated tissues modify that environment while concentrating calcium and carbonate ions, linking chemical regulation with crystal growth. Studying this control helps bioengineers examine how biological systems guide mineral formation rather than relying only on uncontrolled material precipitation.
Its mineral and protein components operate together as a structured composite, connecting molecular control of crystal formation with the larger framework built by the colony. This relationship shows how biological materials can organize different levels of structure into one functional system. For bioengineering, the matrix offers a model for designing materials whose architecture and formation process are coordinated.
Examining its composition and formation can identify how cells regulate ion concentration, local chemistry, and crystal development within an organic framework. These features provide a biological reference for controlled mineral growth, especially when researchers want to understand how mineralized structures form under guided conditions. The resulting principles may support biomimetic approaches to material fabrication.
The matrix can inform designs for lightweight, porous scaffolds by showing how a mineralized framework is organized with an organic component. Researchers can study its composition and formation, then use those principles when considering scaffold architecture and biologically guided mineral growth. This connection makes the coral system relevant to regenerative engineering without requiring direct replication of the natural structure.
Its formation demonstrates how biological systems coordinate mineral growth through cellular regulation, ion concentration, and local chemical modification. Understanding those processes may help researchers develop biomimetic materials and fabrication strategies inspired by biological control. In sustainable manufacturing, the value lies in learning from this organized mineral-forming process while exploring lightweight and porous material designs.