Bye Bye Bananas
On friday in class the fact that bananas are going extinct came up.The whole deal with bananas going extinct may not seem like a big deal to those who don’t really like bananas but out those who do it is a horrible thing. Bananas are an inexpensive way to get nutrients, and most Americans have figured this out. Bananas are the leading seller among fruits; the average American consumes 26.2 pounds per year, followed by the distant apples, almost 10 pounds behind. The reason they are going extinct is a fungus that is currently in Panama is progressing down Latin America. Currently the officials can’t do anything about it but what is happening is that they are trying to make a new breed of bananas. I know the article is very long and no one will probably want to read it, but if you do it is very cool, at least view the slide show that is really interesting and there is little reading involved, the link is below the author and picture.http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/5a4d4c3ee4d05010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
posted by Anonymous @ 3/04/2006 10:40:00 AM
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