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Fighting Banana Blight | Do Birds Sing In Their Dreams?

04.25.2024 - By Science Friday and WNYC StudiosPlay

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America’s most-consumed fruit is at risk from a fungal disease. Researchers in North Carolina are on a mission to save Cavendish bananas. Also, birds move their vocal organs while they sleep, mimicking how they sing. Scientists have translated those movements into synthetic birdsong.

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