Food: Nearly every banana you eat today is one variety: Caven…

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Did you know? Nearly every banana you eat today is one variety: Cavendish. They are all genetic clones — vulnerable to disease. The previous main variety, Gros Michel, was wiped out by a fungus in the 1950s; Cavendish now faces the same fate.

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Nearly every banana you eat today is one variety: Cavendish. They are all genetic clones — vulnerable to disease. The previous main variety, Gros Michel, was wiped out by a fungus in the 1950s; Cavendish now faces the same fate.

Vrijwel alle bananen die je vandaag eet, zijn van één variëteit: Cavendish. Het zijn allemaal genetische klonen — gevoelig voor ziektes. De vorige hoofdvariant, Gros Michel, werd in de jaren '50 door een schimmel weggevaagd; Cavendish dreigt nu hetzelfde lot.

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