RNA Interference-Based Pesticides Represent a Paradigm Shift in Crop Protection That Regulators Are Not Prepared For

Topically-applied dsRNA pesticides are sequence-specific in target organisms but face a regulatory framework designed for small-molecule agrichemicals. The mismatch is producing risk-assessment incoherence on both sides of the precaution debate.

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