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Re:How does a parasite create zombie-like behavior? by wattengard on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @07:21AM (#10546260)
Isn't this the fungus that's the inspration for the Last of Us videogame?
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Re:How does a parasite create zombie-like behavior? by neonbat on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @09:37AM (#10546841)
The fungus in her abstract is a type of cordyceps.
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Re:How does a parasite create zombie-like behavior? by dluan on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @01:21PM (#10548196)
Turns out, many types of fungus have evolved to be parasites of some kind. It's very rare that a parasite actually changes the behavior of the host.
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Re:How does a parasite create zombie-like behavior? by balls187 on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @11:58AM (#10547609)
Yes.
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