Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

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Newsletter volume 1

First newsletter from the ENSAFE group.

Exploring the environmental fate of dsRNA-based pesticides: What happens outside target pests?

The growing demand for food globally, has created an urgent need for safer and more sustainable crop protection solutions. Explainer by Lærke Valsted Bak Nielsen.

Can AI help us design better and safer RNA-based pesticides?

New biopesticides are designed to target only harmful pest organisms and leave other beneficial insects unaffected. Explainer by PhD fellow Lorenzo Favaro.

Exploring the ecological footprint of RNAi: balancing innovation and environmental safety

Contributing to a more balanced, evidence-based approach to pest control. Explainer by PhD fellow Martina Nardelli.

Could peptides offer safer alternatives for plant protection?

Denmark is leading the world in peptide usage, particularly in the healthcare sector. Explainer by PhD student Kitzia Y. Molina-Zamudio.

What are biopesticides and biotechnological pesticides?

Chemical pesticides are driving research into alternative solutions.. Explainer by Professor Nina Cedergreen.

Researchers investigate the environmental safely of promising new biotechnological pesticides

Biotechnological pesticides are a promising alternative to traditional chemical pesticides. But we have limited knowledge of how toxic they are to other organisms in the environment beyond regulatory assessments. A new…