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Researchers at Tropic Biosciences, a UK-based biotech firm, have used CRISPR/Cas9, a gene-editing tool often called “molecular scissors,” to delete the specific gene responsible for browning. Without that gene, the fruit’s flesh stays creamy-yellow for at least 12 hours after peeling.
The invention has made it onto TIME’s 2025 Best Inventions list, in the food and drink category, and would be the first new commercial type of banana in over half a century.
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Tropic Biosciences in a press release. “Our non-browning banana variety is now commercially available, and will be launching to consumers in the US and Canada in 2026.”