UH study reveals how tilapia adapt to extreme saltwater environments
University of Hawaiʻi researchers discovered how Mozambique tilapia regulate specific genes to survive in high-salinity environments. This finding could support future brackish water aquaculture efforts.
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience have discovered how Mozambique tilapia regulate prolactin genes to survive extreme salinity, a finding that could help enable brackish water aquaculture and preserve precious freshwater resources.
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