Mind Control Parasites in Half of All Humans

[jason]

iiii writes "According to a Yahoo News story, half of the world's human population is infected with Toxoplasma, a parasite shown to alter the brain function of rats, inducing them into behavior that benefits the parasite but is suicidal for the rat. So what affect does it have on humans? Article comes complete with Heinlein 'Puppet Masters' reference. I call dibs on using Toxoplasma as a name for my rock band."

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It also causes people to blog

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Hahahahahahaha.

Actually, it was because I used my old account to post that comment, but then I realised it was too silly to repost. You know how it is.

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