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Scientists Found a 100 Million-Year-Old 'Zombie Fungus' Preserved in Amber
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Scientists found a 100 million-year-old 'zombie fungus' preserved in amber
From being the main antagonist of a major video game and now television franchise, zombie fungus like cordyceps have quickly become a popular point of scientific intrigue. However, these interesting mushrooms and fungi have lived far longer than you might expect. In fact, a newly discovered piece of amber shows that the "zombie fungi" actually lived over 100 million years ago. Beyond being a plot device in “The Last of Us,” cordyceps has also pr…
In the forest of Thailand, scientists found organisms capable of modifying the behavior of different hosts.Why do they believe that these discoveries could have applications in medicine and biological control Explore the mysteries of the tropical forest always for unexpected discoveries, but few as shocking as the finding of new species of fungi capable of controlling the will of insects, evoking scenarios worthy of series such as The Last of Us.
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