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Can nanoparticles help fight hunger?

Christy L. Haynes · TED

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A game-changing solution to the global food crisis could come from something so tiny you can't see it with the naked eye. Nanomaterials chemist Christy Haynes describes her team's work designing nanoparticles that could protect plants from disease and crop loss, helping farmers reap abundant harvests and grow food that will make its way to markets and dinner tables.

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDxMinneapolis
Speaker
Christy L. Haynes
Year
2022
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Chemistry, Biology, Earth and environment
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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