Scripps scientists study one of the last pristine coral reefs

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LA JOLLA (CBS 8) - Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography are researching the ecology of healthy coral reefs.

Larry Himmel talks to Nigella Hillgarth of Birch Aquarium at Scripps, who has returned from a trip to see some of the world's most beautiful and pristine coral reefs.

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