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Both studies received funding from GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the maker of Tums, a calcium-carbonate supplement that the company pitches mainly for heartburn relief and general calcium needs.
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They might also be described as the ocean's architects -- a consortium of tiny polyps hurling up high-rises of calcium-carbonate, which they mine from the seawater.
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The energy produced by this duo goes back into reef building, a neat bit of aquatic chemistry that mixes carbonic acid with calcium from seawater to form calcium-carbonate, the chalky stuff of seashells.
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Reef-building coral is a fragile organism, a tiny polyp-like animal that builds a calcium-carbonate shell around itself and survives in a symbiotic relationship with types of algae - each providing sustenance to the other.
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Reef-building coral is a fragile organism, a tiny polyp-like animal that builds a calcium-carbonate shell around itself and survives in a symbiotic relationship with types of algae - each providing sustenance to the other.
ajc.com - News DAVID McFADDEN 2010
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Reef-building coral is a fragile organism, a tiny polyp-like animal that builds a calcium-carbonate shell around itself and survives in a symbiotic relationship with types of algae - each providing sustenance to the other.
daytondailynews.com - News DAVID McFADDEN 2010
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Reef-building coral is a fragile organism, a tiny polyp-like animal that builds a calcium-carbonate shell around itself and survives in a symbiotic relationship with types of algae - each providing sustenance to the other.
ajc.com - News DAVID McFADDEN 2010
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Reef-building coral is a fragile organism, a tiny polyp-like animal that builds a calcium-carbonate shell around itself and survives in a symbiotic relationship with types of algae - each providing sustenance to the other.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 David Mcfadden 2010
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Reef-building coral is a fragile organism, a tiny polyp-like animal that builds a calcium-carbonate shell around itself and survives in a symbiotic relationship with types of algae - each providing sustenance to the other.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 David Mcfadden 2010
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Reef-building coral is a fragile organism, a tiny polyp-like animal that builds a calcium-carbonate shell around itself and survives in a symbiotic relationship with types of algae - each providing sustenance to the other.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here David Mcfadden 2010
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