better doing
Banana equivalents.
“Bananas are (slightly) radioactive. The banana equivalent dose (BED) is a measurement of radiation. It’s definitely not enough to hurt you.” ~ learn more
Tag: bananas
under the microscope
First trial to prove a diet supplement can prevent hereditary cancer.
“A trial in people with high hereditary risk of a wide range of cancers has shown a major preventive effect from resistant starch, found in a range of foods such as oats and slightly green bananas.” | learn more
fun facts
A fungus is out to kill our bananas
The world’s favorite banana until the 1960s, the Gros Michel, was quite different from our bananas today. It lost its dominance due to a fungus. That blew my mind. Now our Cavendish banana is under a similar threat. | learn more
on the blockchain
Mark Cuban picks bananas over Bitcoin
In all fairness to Mark, he dislikes Bitcoin for the same reason he dislikes gold: “no intrinsic value.” | learn more