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Banana Apocalypse Could Be Averted Thanks to Genetic Breakthrough
A recent breakthrough in genetic research offers new hope for saving the world’s banana supply from fusarium wilt, a devastating disease that threatens the Cavendish variety. This study, detailed in Nature Microbiology, sheds light on how this disease, which previously wiped out the Gros Michel bananas in the 1950s, is now affecting Cavendish ban...
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Bananas At Risk Of Extinction Due To Fungus Outbreak, Warn Scientists
Cavendish banana is under attack from a fungal infection called Panama disease (Fusarium wilt) tropical race 4.
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2 Americans Dead, More Than 200 At Risk Of Fungal Meningitis After Cosmetic Surgeries In Mexico
Two Americans have died due to a suspected fungal meningitis outbreak after having surgery under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico.
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Some Cases Of "Black Fungus" Seen In Kerala: Chief Minister
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said some instances of Mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection, found in Maharashtra and Gujarat since the outbreak of COVID-19 last year, have been reported from some parts of the state.
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US meningitis cases climb to 205 as outbreak worsen
Fungal meningitis tied to a contaminated steroid has affected 205 people in a worsening outbreak of the infection that has killed 15 people in the United States, officials have said.
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Banana Apocalypse Could Be Averted Thanks to Genetic Breakthrough
A recent breakthrough in genetic research offers new hope for saving the world’s banana supply from fusarium wilt, a devastating disease that threatens the Cavendish variety. This study, detailed in Nature Microbiology, sheds light on how this disease, which previously wiped out the Gros Michel bananas in the 1950s, is now affecting Cavendish ban...
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Bananas At Risk Of Extinction Due To Fungus Outbreak, Warn Scientists
Cavendish banana is under attack from a fungal infection called Panama disease (Fusarium wilt) tropical race 4.
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2 Americans Dead, More Than 200 At Risk Of Fungal Meningitis After Cosmetic Surgeries In Mexico
Two Americans have died due to a suspected fungal meningitis outbreak after having surgery under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico.
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Some Cases Of "Black Fungus" Seen In Kerala: Chief Minister
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said some instances of Mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection, found in Maharashtra and Gujarat since the outbreak of COVID-19 last year, have been reported from some parts of the state.
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US meningitis cases climb to 205 as outbreak worsen
Fungal meningitis tied to a contaminated steroid has affected 205 people in a worsening outbreak of the infection that has killed 15 people in the United States, officials have said.
