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Ancient ‘Zombie’ Fungus Trapped in Amber Shows Mind Control Began in the Age of the Dinosaurs
Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...
Fossil fungi trapped in amber reveal ancient origin of parasitic zombie-ants
Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some ...
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Rare Amber Fossils Capture ‘Zombie’ Fungus Infecting Insects During a Time When Dinosaurs Still Walked the Earth
An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...
Zombie fungus-infected fly that likely lived among dinosaurs is preserved in amber
Some of the most intriguing science fiction springs from eerie, real-life phenomena. Case in point, the mutant parasite in ...
The Last of Us zombie fungus hijacked minds even as early as dinosaur era, scientists find
The Last of Us zombie fungus hijacked minds even as early as dinosaur era, scientists find - Fungal fossils trapped in amber ...
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‘Last of Us’ zombie fungus hijacked minds even as early as dinosaur era, scientists find
The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which inspired the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The Last of Us, emerged about 133 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed Earth, research has found. In ...
Notorious Fungus Blamed for ‘Mummy’s Curse’ Is Now a Promising Cancer Treatment
A dreaded fungus known to inhabit tombs has been reconstituted as a treatment for leukemia and is performing as effectively ...