Banana apocalypse? GM one of few options to save threatened cavendish

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Scientists are experimenting with genetic modifications to protect Cavendish bananas from a variant of the banana wilt fungus. If the fungus jumps ...
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Study uses herpes virus to track human migration across the globe

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The genomic analysis of different strains of the herpes virus reveals migration patterns of early humans ...