Nice Genes! S3E2 - Bananageddon

Is the world running out of bananas? Well, no. Not…yet - but nature is flashing a big, yellow, squishy “caution” sign. In this episode, Dr. Kaylee Byers peels away our assumptions about food security by looking at bananas. Venturing Down Under, we connect with Dr. James Dale from Queensland University of Technology - a bona fide banana expert, who tells us exactly why this iconic yellow fruit could one day become a rarity. But, with the help of a clever genomic idea, he and his intrepid team of Aussie researchers and farmers are looking at how to hit “abort” on complete Bananageddon.
Special thanks to Mark Smith with Darwin Fruit Farm Party Limited for providing field recordings for this episode.