The study authors suggest the fungus ... in human medicine, including antibiotics. More generally, the discovery highlights how much there's still to cover in the wild world of "zombie" fungi.

In The Last of Us‘ universe, spores grow fungus in human brains until they eventually take over, creating a kind of zombie. The infection can also transmit via the saliva of those infected ...

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Researchers show that cordycepin, a compound from Cordyceps militaris, can boost endurance and protect brain function in mice ...

The game, which takes place in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by fungus-infected zombie humans, was later adapted into an award-winning TV show starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world's described 157,000 fungal species are ...

The premise of zombie fungus can quickly turn into a horror story when reimagined as a sci-fi creature infecting humans, such as in the HBO series “The Last of Us,” said to have been inspired ...

The scientists concluded that the "infected spiders exhibit behavioral changes similar to those reported for zombie ants ... substances the fungus produces could be a "medical treasure chest" with a ...