Micropep taps tiny proteins to make pesticides safer
TechCrunch Startup News · TechCrunch
July 25, 20244m 40s
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Farmers have got to do something about pests. But nobody really likes the idea of using more chemical pesticides. Thomas Laurent’s company, Micropep, thinks the answer might already be in the plants themselves. Micropep is exploring how naturally occurring compounds, known as micropeptides, might work as an entirely new class of pesticides.
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