Comments on: 7 More Zombie Animals

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:00:14 +0000

Cordyceps is a Chinese herb that some Olympic runners have used to help their respiratory system (I think?)
I’ve been able to find the dried ‘shrooms but not live ones so I can do a science project. Any suggestions?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:41:49 +0000

And this was just super funny.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/captain_higgins

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:40:23 +0000

I just watched a BBC video in my microbiology class about toxoplasma and a whole slew of other things, and they have apparently conducted studies on reaction times in infected individuals. They were put in front of a computer screen and every time a shape appeared, they had to push a button. People infected with toxoplasma had slightly reduced reaction times. They then continued the study to include people who had recently been in traffic accidents. There was a correlation in many between an infection with toxoplasma and being in an accident.

The video was called Body Snatchers and was made by BBC.

By: Ronbo

Ronbo — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:45:00 +0000

Next post: how the parasites infecting tinkerbell insects migrate from unicorns to hobbits….

By: gus

gus — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:01:00 +0000

Forget the unicorns, keep the off the wall posts coming.

By: Ophelia

Ophelia — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:27:00 +0000

I agree Erin… These zombie posts are terrifying and interesting at the same time. And Miss Cellania, I also agree that perhaps you should go read about unicorns and rainbows now. And don’t forget the gum-drops, either. Bright. Happy. Thoughts.

reCaptcha: a visitor. Fitting.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:18:00 +0000

Kevin, snails eat animal poop. That fact was driven home to me many times while researching these. I think I need to go read about unicorns and rainbows now…

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:09:00 +0000

How’s the last one infect snails?

By: erininhouston

erininhouston — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:56:00 +0000

This is interesting in that car wreck way…you’re disgusted and afraid what you’ll see next, but you can’t look away…