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Banana Apocalypse: Can Biologists Outsmart the Silent Killer?


Bananas are threatened by a new strain of Fusarium wilt, not related to the one that devastated crops in the 1950s. Research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has identified accessory genes linked to the pathogen's virulence, offering new avenues for combating the disease. This rese

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