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Podcast Transcript November 6th, 2026— 2 coral fragments touched in a Stanford lab: a story of healing (plus 9 more solutions)

Episode Description: Two coral fragments fell over in a Stanford lab tank and happened to touch, and within days the bleached one started absorbing healthy algae directly through the contact point with its neighbor.

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