Unleashing the biocontrol potential of venom peptides with cyclotides. The project aims to revolutionize protein-based bioinsecticide development by harnessing the power of animal toxins and engineere

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Unleashing the biocontrol potential of venom peptides with cyclotides. The project aims to revolutionize protein-based bioinsecticide development by harnessing the power of animal toxins and engineered plant cyclotides. This innovative approach promises to increase potency and production yield while offering a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution to pest control. By developing recombinant production methods and optimizing cyclotides for performance using high-throughput microfluidics, the project seeks to design novel protein-based bioinsecticides with diverse modes of action and selectivity. The expected outcomes include the creation of biopesticides that are effective, industrially applicable, and environmentally sustainable. . Scheme: Linkage Projects. Field: 3004 - Crop and Pasture Production. Lead: Prof David Craik