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IISc researchers uncover how lac insect produces laccaic acid for prized pigment using symbiotic yeast-like organism.

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Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

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This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

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