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Zombie fungi were already controlling insects 100 million years ago, according to a recent study of fossils trapped in ...
Globally, hundreds of thousands of people are affected every year with Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus, Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis jirovecii, endemic dimorphic fungi and ...
The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...
The new Ophiocordyceps species, found only in flies, are related to the pathogen featured in the video game and TV series “The Last of Us.” ...
People in Florida are having to worry about a unique disease-carrying insect known as the kissing bug. New research shows ...
Bugs found in 29 states, primarily Florida and Texas, may be invading homes and spreading a deadly parasite responsible for a ...
China's new 74-milligram device hooks right into the insect's brain to control their movements using electronic pulses.
Antimicrobial resistance not only undermines the efficacy of current treatments but also endangers the entirety of modern ...
Scientists have identified a new class of compounds capable of partially clearing the tropical parasite that causes Chagas ...
Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their ...
Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.
While often seen as harmless, pigeons can carry and transmit several zoonotic diseases, those that can jump from animals to ...