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As of September 2026: First company to win commercial approval for an RNA fungicide
Mexican grape growers now have the world's first commercially approved RNA-based fungicide. Oifirax, developed by U.S. biotech GreenLight Biosciences, uses double-stranded RNA to silence the CYP51 gene the powdery mildew fungus needs to make ergosterol, a component of fungal cell membranes.
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