That reminds me of a comment I read indicating that the genome of a banana was 50% similar in sequencing to the human genome.

That claim is a pet peeve of mine. As I understand it, it dates back to early (pre-human genome sequence) claims that 50% of the genes in humans had recogniseable copies in bananas. That has now transformed itself into the idea that 50% of the entire banana genome is identical to the genome of humans. I've seen this claim (or a variant thereof) in a disturbingly large number of articles in the popular press.

Of course this is laughable - the real figure is definitely less than 5%, and almost certainly less than 1%.

This makes me want a clementine.

Oh, yeah. When they are available, I down about 3-4 of these a day.

And I agree with Krauze. I've always thought the argument from design for bananas was laughable.

That reminds me of a comment I read indicating that the genome of a banana was 50% similar in sequencing to the human genome.

And I agree with Krauze. I've always thought the argument from design for bananas was laughable.

I really like the way they come appart into nice little bite size sections, each section holding in its own juice so your fingers don't get too sticky. Tasty and nutritious.