- Scientists are using gene-editing to prevent Tropical Race 4 (TR4) fungus from destroying Cavendish, the leading (99%) banana variety worldwide.
- TR4 kills banana plants by choking them of water and nutrients while making soil useless.
- Scientists are racing to find a solution before TR4 spreads to Latin America, the leading banana exporter.
- While Australian scientist James Dale has created TR4-immune bananas, no one has tasted them and anti-GMO activists/governments (Europe) are resistant.
