# Bananas

Donkey Kong Bananza developers discuss the Nintendo Switch [--] exclusive, while GMO bananas are explored for vaccine production. Meanwhile, CRISPR technology offers hope against a deadly fungus threatening banana crops.

### About Bananas
Bananas are a popular tropical fruit known for their sweet taste and nutritional value.  

### Insights
- bananas engagements is up 651.42% from the previous week.
- bananas posts created is up 227.59% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:bananas/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/bananas/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [----------] +651%  
[--] Month: [-------------] -24%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +33%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +206%  
1-Year High: [-------------] on 2025-12-05  
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-02-17  

Engagements by network (24h):
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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/bananas/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
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1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-15  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-02-17  

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### Creators: [-----] (24h)
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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/bananas/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Bananas in the last [--] hours which is down 5.10% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-15  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-02-24  

The most influential creators that mention Bananas in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                              | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                              | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)       | [--]    | [----------] | [--]    | [---]         |
| [@gregori_ecuador](/creator/youtube/gregori_ecuador) | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@grok](/creator/twitter/grok)                       | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [--]           |

[View More](/list/creators/bananas/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 86%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:bananas/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/bananas/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 86%  
Daily Average: 85%  
[--] Week: 78% -11%  
[--] Month: 89% +10%  
[--] Months: 89% -3%  
[--] Year: 89% -1%  
1-Year High: 100% on 2025-12-05  
1-Year Low: 39% on 2025-04-06  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Banana Prices Surge Amidst Supply Chain Concerns: (60%) Global banana prices have seen a significant uptick due to disruptions in key exporting regions. This has led to increased consumer interest and social media buzz.
- New Banana Varieties Gain Traction Online: (30%) Excitement is building around novel banana cultivars being shared on social platforms. Consumers are eager to try these new options, driving engagement.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Disease Outbreaks Threaten Banana Plantations: (10%) Reports of widespread disease affecting banana crops are causing alarm among growers and consumers. This poses a significant risk to future supply and price stability.
  

### Top Bananas News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Our Big Bananas Interview With the Developers of Donkey Kong Bananza - IGN We spoke with with Kenta Motokura producer on Nintendo Switch [--] exclusive Donkey Kong Bananza and Kazuya Takahashi the game's director about everything Donkey Kong: behind-the-scenes development the game's story and its exciting innovations with voxel technology"  
[News Link](https://www.ign.com/articles/our-big-bananas-interview-with-the-developers-of-donkey-kong-bananza) [@IGN](/creator/x/IGN) 2025-07-15T00:33Z 10M followers, 323.4K engagements


"Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Learn Science at Scitable If you could save lives by producing vaccines in genetically engineered bananas would you What if that meant exposing other organisms to foreign proteins and potentially upsetting the ecosystem People have been altering the genomes of plants and animals through traditional breeding techniques for many years but genetic engineering means we can now have more control over what changes are made and we can also produce a wider range of variations. For example we can incorporate genes from one species into a completely unrelated one."  
[News Link](https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetically-modified-organisms-gmos-transgenic-crops-and-732/) [@NaturePortfolio](/creator/x/NaturePortfolio) 2023-09-29T01:05Z 2.1M followers, 1.3M engagements


"CRISPR might be the bananas only hope against a deadly fungus Researchers are using the gene-editing tool to boost the fruits defences and prevent the extinction of a major commercial variety"  
[News Link](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02770-7) [@NaturePortfolio](/creator/x/NaturePortfolio) 2019-09-24T00:00Z 2.1M followers, 1M engagements


"Saving cavendish: Panama disease-resistant bananas Researchers have developed and grown modified Cavendish bananas resistant to the devastating soil-borne fungus Fusarium wilt tropical race [--] (TR4) also known as Panama disease"  
[News Link](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171115091806.htm) [@ScienceDaily](/creator/x/ScienceDaily) 2017-11-15T12:00Z 312.9K followers, 492.4K engagements



### Top Bananas Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"@bitchuneedsoap This is my new litmus test for truth tellers: Epstein was an agent period. If they can't admit it they cannot or refuse to admit the truth. Evidence is hefty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Petty_Pundit/status/2019889680729223571) [@Petty_Pundit](/creator/x/Petty_Pundit) 2026-02-06T21:43Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"I took a poll on press day and everyone would like bananas to disappear (jump not the fruit)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LewisPhillips71/status/2019873962348671487) [@LewisPhillips71](/creator/x/LewisPhillips71) 2026-02-06T20:40Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements


"OK that is fucking bananas. Tell me I'm wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheCriticalDri1/status/2019868741841088801) [@TheCriticalDri1](/creator/x/TheCriticalDri1) 2026-02-06T20:20Z 59.5K followers, 2.7M engagements


"Remember when I fed the New Right some Marx and they published it and then they all went bananas to defend the utility of Marx for "the Right" Yeah 🫙 "Much of what I argue and much of the material that I have relied upon has primarily found its sources in what was once the political left. In particular class analysis that rested on Marxist or Marxist-adjacent thinkers" - leading postliberal @PatrickDeneen September [----] https://t.co/dD6vaJk4Wf "Much of what I argue and much of the material that I have relied upon has primarily found its sources in what was once the political left. In"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ConceptualJames/status/2019859985182970032) [@ConceptualJames](/creator/x/ConceptualJames) 2026-02-06T19:45Z 554.3K followers, 15.1K engagements

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