As a designer I have always thought that the best designed fruit is the banana. It comes in its own biodegradable packaging, has built in feedback to tell you when it is good to eat, has no mess, tastes great, and is good for you. However, our favorite fruit's very existence is being threatened by a fungus. The first time the world's banana crop got hit the “Big Mike” was replaced with the “Cavendish”. This time the world's banana growers are scared. They don't have a replacement for the Cavendish banana to plant when their trees get hit with the fungus. Regardless of your opinion on genetically modified foods, you should read this article if you love bananas.
