Could a Zombie Fungus Evolve to Infect Humans? The Last of Us… for Real?
The unique control mechanism of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sets this fungus apart from other natural organisms since it earned its “zombie-ant fungus” classification. These microscopic intruders penetrate insect hosts where they take control of the brain functions that drive insects to perform a death ritual before the agent activates its spore production cycle. After the host […]
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