Reducing the Health and Environmental Impacts of Pesticides Through Early Toxicity Evaluation

Pesticides are used in developed and developing countries to increase crop yield and avoid malnutrition. However, pesticides cause an estimated 26 million poisoning cases annually. To make pesticides safer, we simulate millions of compounds and identify the ones that should target pests without affecting proteins involved in toxicity in humans. Follow Chematria on Twitter @Chematria"