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Sick Sea Fans: Undersea "Doctors" to the Rescue
In sea fans, scientists discover new immunity genes. See photo gallery for sea fan "Message in a Bottle."
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A sea fan fights back against disease; its response is marked by dark purple inflammation.
Credit: E. Weil
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Scientist Drew Harvell examines sea fans in Puerto Rico for signs of recovery.
Credit: E. Weil
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Beautiful and healthy now, the purple sea fan may fall ill from a host of infectious diseases.
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Researcher Colleen Burge prepares sea fans for a lab experiment on their disease response.
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Close-up of formerly sick sea fan that's recovering nicely from ocean diseases.
Credit: D. Harvell
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Marine ecologist Ernesto Weil looks at a sick sea fan; he's studying sea fan immune systems.
Credit: D. Harvell
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