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New ways to protect crops by targeting pathogen weaknesses

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What happened

Scientists from the Biosciences Department at Durham University have outlined possible new approaches to protecting crops from devastating diseases by finding common weaknesses in the proteins pathogens use to attack plants.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:00:01 UTC.

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