![]() ![]() A seedless fruit with a unique reproductive system, every banana is a genetic duplicate of the next, and therefore susceptible to the same blights. Rich cultural lore surrounds the fruit: in ancient translations of the Bible, the "apple" consumed by Eve is actually a banana.īut the biggest mystery about the banana today is whether it will survive. ![]() But for all its ubiquity, the banana is surprisingly mysterious nobody knows how bananas evolved or exactly where they originated. In others parts of the world, bananas are what keep millions of people alive. Americans eat more bananas than apples and oranges combined. To most people, a banana is a banana: a simple yellow fruit. ![]()
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