The study from IISc found a previously unidentified yeast-like symbiont inside the lac insect Kerria lacca, which gives the insect its distinctive red colour and, may also provide other nutrients in return for shelter.

Bhavya George

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It was the hills and greens of my native Malnad region that prompted me to write stories tagged to environment. No doubt, the same got deepened during my Master's at the serene campus of Forest Research Institute at Dehradun. The journey got more traversed, when I started to work with communities on natural resource management and understood science communication. Presently, I work in the Nilgiri Bio-Sphere Reserve on community conservation.

Check out my personal blog: https://maayeblog.wordpress.com/

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