Movie Details
On Digital & Streaming:June 5th, 2020
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Smithsonian Institution
Spawning Hope (2020)
DirectorRoshan Patel
Plot
Coral biologists are concerned about the genetic health of many endangered coral This short film follows a team of Smithsonian scientists as they attempt to use cryopreserved coral sperm to introduce DNA to new populations of elkhorn coral If this technique works it could have lasting impacts on how we are able to protect and restore endangered coral species from near extinction
