What scientists say about the real-life zombie fungi that ... - CNN
Jan 25, 2023 · The creators of "The Last of Us" have said they were originally inspired by a BBC documentary depicting a fungus that hijacks the brains of ants.
The science behind the zombie fungus from 'The Last of Us'
Feb 5, 2023 · The hit HBO series "The Last Of Us" describes a post-pandemic world devastated by a mass outbreak of a "zombie fungus" that infects and takes over the mind of its hosts.
The zombie fungus from 'The Last Of Us' is real - NPR
Jan 30, 2023 · In the video game and HBO show The Last of Us, humans struggle to survive after an infectious fungus turns ordinary people into zombies. Creators of the franchise didn't look far for...
The Last Of Us: The science behind the real 'zombie' fungus - Sky News
Jan 23, 2023 · Humanity is pushed to the brink of extinction by a fungus that infects billions of people in the HBO series The Last Of Us. While there is no threat of such an apocalypse in real life, experts say the potential threat posed by the world's fungi should not be ignored. The Last Of Us sees modern civilisation destroyed by a parasitic fungus.
Frightened by fungal zombies in The Last of Us? The real-life …
Feb 4, 2023 · During the pilot episode of HBO's The Last of Us, a scientist on a talk show lays out a grim possibility: What if more types of mind-altering fungi evolved to survive the high temperatures...
‘The Last Of Us’ Zombie Infection Is Real—Here’s What ... - Forbes
Jan 16, 2023 · The zombifying fungal infection that wiped out humanity in The Last of Us is based on a very real set of parasitic fungi that hijack insects and compel them to pass the infection on.
“The Last of Us” Apocalypse Is Not Realistic, But Rising Threat of ...
Feb 5, 2023 · In the post-apocalyptic world of “The Last of Us,” a rapidly spreading pandemic—in which a mutated Cordyceps fungus morphs people into zombie-like “infected”— besieges humanity.
Could the Zombie Fungus in TV's The Last of Us Really Infect …
Feb 10, 2023 · In the fictional world of The Last of Us, a fungus has destroyed the world. The new hit TV show highlights Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, an actual “zombie ant” fungus, which compels an infected...
The Last of Us zombie infection is REAL - Mail Online
Jan 21, 2023 · The fungus infecting the world in the series 'The Last of Us' is based on a real one; Cordyceps forces infected ants to march up to high place where they will die
Zombie fungus from The Last of Us ‘may actually save lives’
Nov 18, 2024 · A disease-causing fungus featured in the post-apocalyptic TV series The Last of Us could lead to a gamechanging cancer drug, scientists say in a new study. In the dystopian world of the TV...