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title: "MIT-led team receives funding to develop next-generation alternatives to modern weed killers"
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summary: "An MIT-led team received up to $53 million from ARPA-H. The researchers will use AI to generate safer herbicides to reduce dependence on imports and improve the security of the U.S. food supply."
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# MIT\-led team receives funding to develop next\-generation alternatives to modern weed killers

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**Published:** 2026-11-10T05:00:00.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** funding

## Summary

An MIT\-led team received up to $53 million from ARPA\-H\. The researchers will use AI to generate safer herbicides to reduce dependence on imports and improve the security of the U\.S\. food supply\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-led-team-receives-funding-next-generation-alternatives-modern-weed-killers-1110>)