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Can We Save The Banana? »

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The banana as we know it is on a crash course toward extinction. For scientists, the battle to resuscitate the world's favorite fruit has begun-a race against time that just may be too late to win

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ameliog
Dec. 26, 2006, 1:22 p.m.
SAVE THE BANANA!

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  geographer47
  Dec. 26, 2006, 2:01 p.m.
  Amen. I had no idea it was endangered.
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ieguy3
Dec. 26, 2006, 5:21 p.m.
I heard about this some 2 years ago. That's why, when I can, I always try to buy some of the "specialty" bananas in stores - to help get them up and going as well. Now, let's start pulling genes out of the remaining wild bananas as well. Down with monocultures! :-)