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This ‘Zombie Fungus’ Controls Ants Without Touching Their Brains—Here’s HowA parasitic fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, precisely controls carpenter ants' final actions without invading their brains. Fungal cel...
Zombie Apocalypse? The fungus that eats you alive is coming, and climate change just gave it a passportGlobal warming is exacerbating the threat of deadly fungal infections, particularly those caused by Aspergillus species. A recent study rev...
‘The Last of Us’ in real life? Scientists discover fungus that turns spiders into zombies!A new fungus species in Europe, Gibellula attenboroughii, transforms cave spiders into 'zombies.' This fungus manipulates spiders to leave ...
'The Last of Us' kind 'zombie fungus' found that eats the host body inside out, leaving only the exoskeletonThe Gibellula fungus, known for infecting and controlling spiders, has been discovered in a Scottish rainforest. This rare find by amateur ...
Dangerous & rare fungus becoming more prevalent, scientists blame climate changeCandida auris, a rare and dangerous fungal infection, is becoming a global health threat that can cause severe illness with a mortality rat...
Candida auris: All you need to know about the deadly fungus spreading across the U.SSome strains of Candida auris are categorized as superbugs due to their resistant to all three classes of antifungal medication used to tre...
'The Last of Us' is fictional, but real fungi can infect people as they adapt to live at ever-higher temperaturesFar-fetched fungal fear-mongering? It's definitely fictional, but maybe not as preposterous as it might seem.