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[English]

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I'm gonna geek out for a second if you  don't mind I got a good segue later I  

promise The Last of Us is so good! The  characters, the acting, the amount of  

tissues I'm gonna consume as the show goes  on! Every episode is mentally destroying me,  

and speaking of mentally destroying, see,  let's talk about the Mind hacking fungus  

that turns you into a zombie in the show! Don't  worry there's no way that's real right...right?

Oh my Animator! Triangle Bob  burn the house down on purpose  

this time! Get this thing out  of here! We're all gonna die!

Hey there! Welcome to Life Noggin!

Zombie fungus is one of over 400  species that belong to the genus  

cordyceps most of these species are  parasitic targeting insects taking  

over their bodies and eventually killing  them all in the name of reproduction. Yay!

One of the most studied species  is ophiocordyceps unilateralis,  

which infects carpenter ants. When the spores of  this fungus make contact with a carpenter ant they  

attach and grow throughout its body draining it  of its nutrients and eventually taking control  

over its muscles. The fungus makes the ant leave  the nest climb onto a leaf and bite down hard  

the fungus then devours the ant and sprouts  growths that burst and release more spores.

Nature is so beautiful isn't it? The process takes  

anywhere from four days to two weeks.  While this may look like mind control,  

studies have found that the fungus never  penetrates the brain. Instead it controls  

the body by forming networks encircling the  muscles and in invading the muscle fibers

Scientists believe the fungus then secretes  chemicals that make the muscles contract and  

while the parts of the brain that control  movement of these body parts dies off the  

rest of the brains remain intact at least until  the end itself dies. This could mean that the ant  

is alive and aware of what's happening as it's  being physically manipulated. Kind of makes you  

feel bad for beheading all those clickers, uh,  almost, but luckily they are only make-believe,  

and as actual zombie fungus experts have  explained there's no current cordyceps  

species capable of infecting humans or  any other mammal, and if one did somehow  

evolve to do so, they most likely wouldn't  be sophisticated enough to control your body!

In fact, humans have actually been ingesting one  cordycep species for centuries in order to gain a  

variety of health benefits. Seriously this one  is called opiocordyceps senensis and it grows  

from the caterpillar of the hippolus moth.  It's a traditional Tibetan and Chinese herb,  

and it's used to treat everything  from colds, to kidney disorders,  

to cancer. While some preliminary research has  shown promising results there haven't been many  

human studies, so more evidence is still needed  to truly know its effectiveness. Nevertheless,  

the ophiocordyceps senensis market is really  competitive. If you want to buy the real thing  

it will cost you over twenty thousand dollars per  kilogram, so now, don't worry, you can just let  

the TV show an excellent video game mentally  destroy you without the fear of the fungus,  

for now! Just kidding! I will not hesitate  to burn every house down. I won't.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fungus /ˈfʌŋɡəs/ B1	noun - a type of organism that includes mushrooms, molds, and yeasts
parasitic /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to a parasite, an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of the host
infect /ɪnˈfɛkt/ B1	verb - to affect a person, animal, or plant with a disease-causing agent
spore /spɔːr/ B2	noun - a small reproductive body that can grow into a new plant or fungus
devour /dɪˈvaʊər/ B1	verb - to eat something eagerly and in large amounts
muscle /ˈmʌsəl/ A2	noun - a piece of tissue in the body that can contract to produce movement
contract /kənˈtrækt/ B1	verb - to become smaller or tighter
aware /əˈwɛər/ A2	adjective - knowing that something exists or is happening
species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ B1	noun - a group of animals or plants that are similar and can breed with each other
reproduction /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/ B2	noun - the process by which organisms create offspring
traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/ A2	adjective - following customs or beliefs that have been long established
preliminary /ˌprɛlɪˈmɪnəri/ C1	adjective - denoting an action or event that comes before another and leads to it
competitive /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ B1	adjective - involving competition, especially in business or sports
extension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/ B1	noun - a part that is added to something to make it longer or larger
threat /θrɛt/ A2	noun - a danger or potential harm
lurk /lɜːrk/ B2	verb - to wait in a hidden place to attack or surprise someone
premium /ˈpriːmiəm/ B1	noun - a high-quality product or service