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.
Ayush Trivedi (आयुष त्रिवेदी)
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Writer & Translator
Ayush is an incoming Associate Content Developer at BYJU'S. A final year MS Biotechnology student at IIT Roorkee. He is an outgoing individual with an inbuilt passion of trying out new things every now and then.