Scientists Are Making Cochineal, a Red Dye From Bugs, in the Lab, Innovation

Used to color foods and cosmetics, carminic acid is traditionally 'farmed' from an insect. But researchers are moving to engineer it in microbes

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Scientists Are Making Cochineal, a Red Dye From Bugs, in the Lab, Innovation

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