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NPR Science Friday: Fighting Banana Blight in a North Carolina Greenhouse
Americans eat nearly 27 pounds per person every year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A deadly fungus could destroy most of the world’s crops, but a company in Research Triangle Park is trying to save the banana through gene editing. …