Nature · The Story
The Banana Your Grandparents Ate
The banana in your kitchen isn't the one people ate in 1940. That one was wiped out by a fungus — and the replacement is under threat too.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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Nature · The Story
The Banana Your Grandparents Ate
The banana in your kitchen isn't the one people ate in 1940. That one was wiped out by a fungus — and the replacement is under threat too.
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