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Banana Genome Could Help Bunches Researchers sequenced the genome of a type of banana, which may help the most popular banana variety ward off diseases that threaten its existence. Sophie Bushwick reports July 23, 2012? It’s not easy being yellow: bananas now face two separate fungal epidemics, which threaten to pluck the fruit off of our tables. Fortunately, researchers have now sequenced banana DNA, producing the genome of a banana variety that may hold the secret to defeating the diseases. The report is in the journal?Nature. [Angélique D’Hont et al., The banana (Musa acuminata) genome an