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Insecticides Made of RNA Could Offer a Safer and More Targeted Weapon Against Crop Pests (www.science.org)
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[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[Critics] also pointed out that it’s not clear whether the formulation in the spray that keeps the RNA stable is safe because the ingredients are confidential.

I'm love to know how they're doing it. RNA is insanely unstable.

[–] ThoGot@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

For real though