How 'vaccinating' plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food supplies

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Oct 15, 2024, 5:00 am206 pts
In a growing and changing world, we need to find ways of putting food on everyone's table. Pesticides have enabled mass cultivation on an incredible scale, but they can have harmful secondary effects on humans and wildlife, and pests are rapidly evolving to overcome them.

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