RNA-based pesticides could offer a safer, more targeted alternative to chemical pesticides. Using a mechanism called RNA interference, the first of this new type of pesticide targets the Colorado potato beetle, which has evolved resistance to existing chemicals and causes half a billion dollars in crop damage worldwide.
Science Magazine
RNA-based pesticides could offer a safer, more targeted alternative to chemical pesticides. Using a mechanism called RNA interference, the first of this new type of pesticide targets the Colorado potato beetle, which has evolved resistance to existing chemicals and causes half a billion dollars in crop damage worldwide.
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