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Dr. Diana Beltrán
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Opsin genes drive speciation in corals. New paper by Matias Gómez and Carlos Prada shows divergence in G-Protein coupled Receptors such as Opsins drive the formation of new species across depths. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Speciation across depth gradients in reef corals
Nature Communications - Here, the authors explore mechanisms associated with common depth distributions in sister lineages of corals. They document sequence divergence for proteins related to...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reposted by Dr. Diana Beltrán
Our flagship journal's co author from the #NSF Life invited papers, @prosanta.bsky.social wrote this tremendously helpful piece for us all to consider in how we share our lives at work.

Consider Sharing #Health Challenges With Colleagues (opinion) www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Reposted by Dr. Diana Beltrán
The 2023 marine heatwave was devastating for Caribbean reefs; in this study, we report full mortality of over 5,000 Acropora palmata colonies across a reef scale. What is worrisome is that nearly 70% of reef crests across the Caribbean faced equal or higher levels of stress doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
October 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reposted by Dr. Diana Beltrán
One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Unprecedented suppression of Panama’s Pacific upwelling in 2025.” Explore the article here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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September 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Great work. Coral reefs require updating the management protocols to cope with their fast decline. Read the paper: dx.doi.org/10.1126/scie...
July 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM