The real-life horror of cordyceps: nature's zombie-making fungi
In "The Last of Us," a widespread fungal infection turns people into zombie-like creatures and causes the collapse of society ...
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"Zombie Fungus" Resembling Cordyceps From 'The Last of Us' Found in Scotland
Whereas the fictionalized version of the Cordyceps fungus transforms otherwise healthy humans into rabid, mindless zombies ...
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'The Last of Us' infected zombie types explained: Clickers, Bloaters and more
In The Last of Us‘ universe, spores grow fungus in human brains until they eventually ... mean in the context of The Last of Us‘ Cordyceps zombies. Rat kings are when several rats in a ...
Everything You Need to Remember From THE LAST OF US Season 1
From Cordyceps and Fireflies, this is everything you need to remember from the The Last of Us season one before season two ...
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'Himalayan Viagra': the world's most coveted fungus
On the hit zombie TV show "The Last of Us", cordyceps fungus mostly turns people into "superstrong killing machines", said Bloomberg. But in traditional medicine, the chilli-shaped fungi are ...
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Cordycepin helps tired mice run longer and think better, study finds
Researchers show that cordycepin, a compound from Cordyceps militaris, can boost endurance and protect brain function in mice ...
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Everything You Need to Remember From THE LAST OF US Season 1
The mind-controlling cordyceps quickly spread around the world, turning humans into horrifying zombie-like puppet monsters. Note: Unlike in the video game series, those monsters did not emit ...