This is a scanning electron microscope image of the microalgal colonies in the hybrid living biopolymers. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Coral with egg and sperm bundles (pink dots), meaning that the corals are ready to spawn. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Aug. 22, 2014, issue of Science, published by AAAS.