Insect Repurposes Oocytes to Transmit Beneficial Bacteria

28 May 2026 under Highlights

Insects can form complex associations with microbial symbionts. In some insects, the symbiotic bacteria live inside specialised host cells as endosymbionts, losing their ability to survive outside their hosts. In a new study, researchers from the Department of Developmental Biology and Genetics led by Shantanu Shukla describe a novel bacterial endosymbiont that uses a peculiar […]

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