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Can we save the banana from extinction?

Can we save the banana from extinction?

The Broadside · WUNC News

April 18, 202412m 54s

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Show Notes

The grocery store banana as we know it is a monoculture, which means that from Tokyo to Tulsa nearly everyone eats the same variety. That lack of diversity makes the plant incredibly vulnerable, and it’s facing an existential threat in the form of a devastating fungus. The cure may be growing in an office park in North Carolina.

Featuring: 

  • Bradley George, Reporter at WUNC-North Carolina Public Radio
  • Matt DiLeo, VP of Product Development at Elo Life Systems
  • Andrew Zaleski, Contributor at Bloomberg Businessweek

Links: 

  • Read Andrew’s deep dive into the worldwide race to save the banana for Bloomberg Businessweek here.
  • You can find a transcript of the episode here.

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