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Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide

  • Written by Li-Jun Ma, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UMass Amherst
Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide_Fusarium oxysporum_ spores can remain hardy in soil for decades.Andrii Volosheniuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Did you know that the bananas you eat today are not the same type as the ones people were eating a few generations ago? The banana you might have had with your breakfast today is a variety called the Cavendish banana, while the one that...

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