AUS – GM bananas: industry saviour?

How a genetically modified, disease-resistant Australian banana could prevent a global crop collapseSource: ABC Science In a small plot in the Northern Territory, banana plants have thrived for almost a decade in soil that should kill them. According to those who have tried the fruit, they taste exactly like a banana should. But the plants near Humpty Doo have a secret hiding in their DNA: a genetic modification that protects bananas from a disease that is on the verge of wiping out crops a