The Zombie Apocalypse Happening in Your Backyard

Julius Tabin: If you think zombies are just a work of fiction, think again! Every day, all around us, tiny fruit flies are being infected by a fungus that gets into their brain, taking them over and controlling their behavior. The fungus manipulates the fly to crawl upwards to a high point, so the fungus can then burst out of the fly, raining down to infect more victims. Join me to learn more about the life cycle of this zombie infection and the techniques scientists are using to study it.
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