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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IIT Bombay professor Subramaniam Chandramouli gets  the Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2021 for his innovative proposal to generate ‘green heat’

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