blog posts A red dye laboriously made from bugs moves to the lab Mar 29, 2022 10:00 am by Knowable MagazineIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Knowable Magazine (March 29) 'In addition to making the carminic acid, we will be able to make a bit of change as well. We could do better colors and maybe better biological activity,' says U of I microbial engineer Yong-Su Jin. Share on Facebook Tweet Email