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The terrifying truth about bananas

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Yes, we might eventually have no bananas.  Is it really true?  Why are bananas, as we know them, now under the threat of extinction?  Can the fate of the Cavendish banana be changed?

6. "A global monoculture of genetically identical fruit (like banana) is a beautiful sight to a pathogen." Explain why.

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