Genetic Engineering Could Save the Cavendish Banana 🍌

Genetic engineering may protect Cavendish bananas from fungal diseases, just as it once saved the Gros Michel variety in the 1950s.

Genetic Engineering Could Save the Cavendish Banana 🍌
Human Progress
25.0K views • Jun 29, 2023
Genetic Engineering Could Save the Cavendish Banana 🍌

About this video

In the 1950s, a fungal disease nearly wiped out the Gros Michel banana.

Today, genetic engineering could save the Cavendish banana from the same fate.

#banana #genetics #GMO #geneticengineering #agriculture #science #technology #goodnews #innovation

Learn more: https://newatlas.com/biology/genetically-modified-bananas-cavendish-qcav-4/

*************

Want to find HumanProgress.org elsewhere on the internet?

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/humanprogressorg
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HumanProgress
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/HumanProgressorg

*************

Tags and Topics

Browse our collection to discover more content in these categories.

Video Information

Views

25.0K

Likes

528

Duration

0:35

Published

Jun 29, 2023

User Reviews

4.6
(4)
Rate:

Related Trending Topics

LIVE TRENDS

Related trending topics. Click any trend to explore more videos.