So they have a virus that kills the beetle? Why avoid the term virus?
Insecticides Made of RNA Could Offer a Safer and More Targeted Weapon Against Crop Pests
Submitted 4 months ago by Daryl76679@lemmy.ml to [deleted]
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gaiussabinus@lemmy.world 4 months ago
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The virus is just the delivery mechanism.
The RNA is the killer.
Same with some of the covid vaccines. They are delivered via the Adenovirus and it contains DNA instead of RNA which makes the spike protein which is the vaccine.
But I wouldn’t say the virus is the vaccine.
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Do mosquitoes. Then we’ll talk.
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I’m love to know how they’re doing it. RNA is insanely unstable.
ThoGot@lemm.ee 4 months ago
For real though