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Parasitic fungi hijack insect brains without invading them, new research shows

Tara Deans publishes research on parasite behavior control in hosts

1 Oct 30 4:13 PM · 8d ago · 2 articles · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

Biomedical engineer and synthetic biologist Tara Deans from Georgia Institute of Technology published findings on how parasitic fungi, wasps, worms and amoeba can control host behavior. The article focuses on the Ophiocordyceps fungus that infects ants and drives them through a specific behavioral sequence: leaving the colony, wandering, climbing vegetation, then biting a leaf surface in a fatal "death grip."

Tara Deans publishes research on parasite behavior control in hosts
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“Surprisingly, researchers examining infected ants before death found extensive fungal growth throughout the body and around muscle fibers, but not inside the brain.”

Tara Deans, Biomedical engineer and synthetic biologist · rss ↗

Tara Deans Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of TechnologyOphiocordyceps fungus Parasitic organism studied

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