Sea Coral in the Desert

Coral is no longer only found under the sea. Now it’s being farmed in of all places the desert. The coral produced in Israel’s desert by OkCoral farms in fish tanks, far from the sea is used to create bone scaffolding for medical and dental use. The water in the tanks where the coral is grown must be kept perfectly balanced at all times, or the coral will die. Fish swim among the coral and eat the algae off the coral. Fish poop and keeping the water moving as the fish swim also helps the coral grow. Coral is made of calcium just like human bones so it has long been used for growing bone replacements. OkCoral coral is different from coral harvested from the sea because it is sustainable and free from disease that could contaminate the product (bone scaffolding made from the coral). The human body doesn't reject coral implants either. Coral has been used as a scaffold for bone grafts and replacements since the 1980s and with current research continues to take over more of the market from cadaver bones.