ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,825, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to GreenLight Biosciences Inc. (Medford, Mass.).
"Control of insect infestation" was invented by Thais Barros Rodrigues (Durham, N.C.), Suresh D. Desai (Apex, N.C.) and Krishnakumar Sridharan (Cary, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are methods for using RNAi molecules targeting a proteasome beta 5 (PSMB5) gene for controlling Coleopteran insects, methods for producing RNAi molecules targeting PSMB5, and compositions comprising RNAi molecules targeting PSMB5."
The patent was filed on March 15, 2024, under Application No. 18/606,312.
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