Here's how to turn this seemingly innocent pile of bananas into a human hazard zone. The shopkeeper at the Fruit and Produce Market doesn't like you doing this. If she picks up your strategically ...

Fernando: Similar to humans, bananas are also facing a pandemic ... Narrator: So scientists like Fernando had to start from scratch to find a solution. And they're working against the clock.

Sound familiar? Although this may sound remarkably like Covid-19, I am actually talking about Tropical Race 4 (TR4), a disease that affects bananas. Also known as Panama Disease, it is a fungus ...