Amy asked for zombies. Next to Cordyceps (and the Last of Us), Toxoplasma gondii comes pretty close to taking over mammal brains. A 2022 study in Yellowstone showed wolves are affected by toxoplasmosis in unexpected ways.
WOOOAAHHHHHHH!!!! Brain Junk is an all new podcast in the teeny tiny baby stages of production! Research is underway for our first couple of episodes. We are digging way back