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It may sound fruity, but a group of scientists are warning that the banana–our slender breakfast-table buddy–could slip into extinction within 10 years. Why? Because it’s not getting any.
Belying its structural design, the banana hasn’t had “sex” in years and is genetically decrepit, making it ripe for destruction by disease and pests, said Emile Frison, head of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain in France. Without scientific help, the sterile, seedless fruit could disappear within a decade.
Researchers in Taiwan, where many bananas are grown, already dispute the claims. RedEye suspects a group of overambitious mangos are behind the story.
