The end of bananas as we know them?
Clip: 1/21/2016 | 4m 52s
Panama disease threatens to wipe out the Cavendish banana unless scientists have a say.
A deadly fungus, known as Panama disease, is decimating banana plantations around the world and threatens to wipe out the most common species, the Cavendish banana. Scientists in Honduras are working to create a resistant banana before the disease hits Latin America, where the majority of the fruit is grown. NewsHour's Mori Rothman reports.
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The end of bananas as we know them?
Clip: 1/21/2016 | 4m 52s
A deadly fungus, known as Panama disease, is decimating banana plantations around the world and threatens to wipe out the most common species, the Cavendish banana. Scientists in Honduras are working to create a resistant banana before the disease hits Latin America, where the majority of the fruit is grown. NewsHour's Mori Rothman reports.
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