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.

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I am a neuroscience student/researcher by profession, and an aspiring science writer. I have a background in Biotechnology and a Masters degree in Neuroscience from King’s College London. I studied the mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s dementia as a part of my Masters’ thesis. Formerly, I have contributed articles to the New Indian Express and been a part of editorial team of the departmental magazine at King’s (The looking glass, IOPPN). Research needs communication and collaboration to materialise into useful outcomes, which ventures like science writing are bound to facilitate.  

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