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  "id": 10485249,
  "title": "Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/gene-edited-bananas-that-dont-go-brown-could-hit-uk-supermarkets",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-28T15:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/28/gene-edited-non-browning-banana-britain-shops"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientific breakthrough could reduce food waste and make it easier to add the fruit to prepackaged food It is the bane of every fruit bowl: sliced banana that turns brown before it has reached the table. But such woes could soon be a thing of the past, with gene-edited bananas that keep their freshly peeled colour now one step closer to reaching British shoppers. According to Tropic, the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}