Congratulations to Julia Van Etten on a new publication!

This article represents the first study of gene expression in coral gametes. We used RNA-seq data obtained from eggs and sperm of the Hawaii endemic broadcast spawning stony coral M. capitata, and found that while egg and sperm gene expression differs considerably from that of adult tissue, both gametes share similar gene expression profiles and a majority of their major functions, likely because they are subject to the same environmental insults while surviving in the water column prior to fertilization. Coral gamete functional capacity and survival is an important topic due to environmental changes like heat stress and lower pH caused by climate change that may adversely affect coral spawning. Read the full article here: https://peerj.com/articles/9739/