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Agriculture

Corteva, Ginkgo join for crop protection

by Melody M. Bomgardner
April 9, 2021 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 99, Issue 13

 

Corteva Agriscience and Ginkgo Bioworks have signed a 2-year agreement to use synthetic biology to design sustainable crop protection technologies. Corteva will bring its expertise in natural product discovery to the partnership, while Ginkgo will contribute its cell-engineering skills and DNA code base. The companies say the tools will help them develop sustainable options for controlling plant diseases, insects, and weeds.

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