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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?

8. Why is it important to create genetically different bananas in case the Cavendish crop fails? Why is genetic diversity so important?

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