https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/ en Thu, 21 May 2026 17:14:38 +0200 Thu, 21 May 2026 17:14:38 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/busy-with-bees-bioassays-with-red-mason-bees-and-dsrna/ How to ensure that future biopesticides are not only effective at suppressing pests, but also safer for...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/busy-with-bees-bioassays-with-red-mason-bees-and-dsrna/" alt="Busy with Bees: Bioassays with Red Mason Bees and dsRNA" title="Busy with Bees: Bioassays with Red Mason Bees and dsRNA"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/busy-with-bees-bioassays-with-red-mason-bees-and-dsrna/Figure-1-Busy-Bees.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/busy-with-bees-bioassays-with-red-mason-bees-and-dsrna/ Wed, 20 May 2026 10:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/optimizing-bioassays-for-automated-live-imaging-to-screen-for-rnai-effect/ The development of new, environmentally friendly ways to protect crops from disease, helping reduce reliance...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/optimizing-bioassays-for-automated-live-imaging-to-screen-for-rnai-effect/" alt="Optimizing Bioassays for Automated Live Imaging to Screen for RNAi effect" title="Optimizing Bioassays for Automated Live Imaging to Screen for RNAi effect"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/optimizing-bioassays-for-automated-live-imaging-to-screen-for-rnai-effect/Figure-1.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/optimizing-bioassays-for-automated-live-imaging-to-screen-for-rnai-effect/ Wed, 20 May 2026 09:45:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/understanding-the-impact-of-biotechnological-pesticides-dsrna-and-peptides-on-microbial-communities/ Explainer By Megan Humphreys, Pollution Laboratory Research Assistant at UK Centre for Ecology &...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/understanding-the-impact-of-biotechnological-pesticides-dsrna-and-peptides-on-microbial-communities/" alt="Understanding the impact of biotechnological pesticides (dsRNA and peptides) on microbial communities" title="Understanding the impact of biotechnological pesticides (dsRNA and peptides) on microbial communities"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/understanding-the-impact-of-biotechnological-pesticides-dsrna-and-peptides-on-microbial-communities/soil-samples_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/understanding-the-impact-of-biotechnological-pesticides-dsrna-and-peptides-on-microbial-communities/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/newsletter-volume-1/ First newsletter from the ENSAFE group.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/newsletter-volume-1/" alt="Newsletter volume 1" title="Newsletter volume 1"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/newsletter-volume-1/ensafe-newsletter-top.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/newsletter-volume-1/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/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...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/exploring-the-environmental-fate-of-dsrna-based-pesticides-what-happens-outside-target-pests/" alt="Exploring the environmental fate of dsRNA-based pesticides: What happens outside target pests?" title="Exploring the environmental fate of dsRNA-based pesticides: What happens outside target pests?"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/exploring-the-environmental-fate-of-dsrna-based-pesticides-what-happens-outside-target-pests/dsRNA-based_pesticides.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/exploring-the-environmental-fate-of-dsrna-based-pesticides-what-happens-outside-target-pests/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/can-ai-help-us-design-better-and-safer-rna-based-pesticides/ New biopesticides are designed to target only harmful pest organisms and leaveother beneficial insects...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/can-ai-help-us-design-better-and-safer-rna-based-pesticides/" alt="Can AI help us design better and safer RNA-based pesticides?" title="Can AI help us design better and safer RNA-based pesticides?"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/can-ai-help-us-design-better-and-safer-rna-based-pesticides/RNA-based_pesticides_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/can-ai-help-us-design-better-and-safer-rna-based-pesticides/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:15:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/exploring-the-ecological-footprint-of-rnai/ Contributing to a more balanced, evidence-based approach to pest control. Explainer by PhD fellow Martina...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/exploring-the-ecological-footprint-of-rnai/" alt="Exploring the ecological footprint of RNAi: balancing innovation and environmental safety" title="Exploring the ecological footprint of RNAi: balancing innovation and environmental safety"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/exploring-the-ecological-footprint-of-rnai/ladybugs_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/exploring-the-ecological-footprint-of-rnai/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:30:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/could-peptides-offer-safer-alternatives-for-plant-protection/ Denmark is leading the world in peptide usage, particularly in the healthcare sector. Explainer...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/could-peptides-offer-safer-alternatives-for-plant-protection/" alt="Could peptides offer safer alternatives for plant protection?" title="Could peptides offer safer alternatives for plant protection?"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/could-peptides-offer-safer-alternatives-for-plant-protection/pesticides_pexels-gustavo-fring_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/could-peptides-offer-safer-alternatives-for-plant-protection/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/what-are-biopesticides-and-biotechnological-pesticides/ Chemical pesticides are driving research into alternative solutions.. Explainer by Professor Nina Cedergreen....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/what-are-biopesticides-and-biotechnological-pesticides/" alt="What are biopesticides and biotechnological pesticides?" title="What are biopesticides and biotechnological pesticides?"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/what-are-biopesticides-and-biotechnological-pesticides/weeds_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/what-are-biopesticides-and-biotechnological-pesticides/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/researchers-investigate-the-environmental-safely-of-promising-new-biotechnological-pesticides/ Biotechnological pesticides are a promising alternative to traditional chemical pesticides. But we have...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/researchers-investigate-the-environmental-safely-of-promising-new-biotechnological-pesticides/" alt="Researchers investigate the environmental safely of promising new biotechnological pesticides" title="Researchers investigate the environmental safely of promising new biotechnological pesticides"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/researchers-investigate-the-environmental-safely-of-promising-new-biotechnological-pesticides/billedinformationer/Kombifoto2_1100x600p.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/env_chem_phys/et/ensafe/news/researchers-investigate-the-environmental-safely-of-promising-new-biotechnological-pesticides/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200