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PubMed · 2026-07-06
Scientists built a glowing sensor that lets them fine-tune bacteria to churn out large amounts of double-stranded RNA, the molecule that can switch off specific genes in pests. This speeds up the design of microbes that could deliver pest control without chemical sprays.
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Built a fluorescent biosensor using split-protein fusion to viral RNA-binding domains that reports relative dsRNA levels inside living bacteria
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Tested multiple sensor designs in E. coli to find the version that best signals dsRNA accumulation
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