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  "id": 7787994,
  "title": "The Banana Faces An Existential Threat. Can Biotech Save It?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/the-banana-faces-an-existential-threat-can-biotech-save-it",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknorman/2026/09/16/the-banana-faces-an-existential-threat-can-biotech-save-it/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The world's banana supply faces a severe threat from fungus. Researchers are developing gene-edited, disease-resistant bananas, with some nearing commercial deployment.",
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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."
}