Nano-pesticides: the lunch-box principle—deadly goodies (semio-chemical functionalised nanoparticles that deliver pesticide only to target species)
Abstract Nature contains many examples of “fake promises” to attract “prey”, e.g., predatory spiders that emit the same sex-attractant-signals as moths to catch them at close range and male spiders that make empty silk-wrapped gifts in order to mate with a female. Nano-pesticides should ideally mimi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Nanobiotechnology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-021-01216-5 |