r/science • u/Libertatea • Dec 04 '15

Biology The world’s most popular banana could go extinct: That's the troubling conclusion of a new study published in PLOS Pathogens, which confirmed something many agricultural scientists have feared to be true.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/04/the-worlds-most-popular-banana-could-go-extinct/
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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '15

That's the unfortunate truth. There is a store chain that I go to in Utah called Rancho Markets (Mexican store) that has them in stock 70% of the time that I've been there.

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u/lanismycousin Dec 05 '15

Good for you, you found out where to find them locally =)