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Zombie Spiders, Killer Fungi, and the Secret to New Antibiotics?

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19 minutes 44 seconds

8 months ago

Zombie Spiders, Killer Fungi, and the Secret to New Antibiotics?

SCI082: A creepy-cool fungus turns spiders into zombies—then eats them! Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle unpack how this eerie phenomenon may help us fight antibiotic resistance. Nature gets weird, but maybe even helpful.Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer Let’s Science. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today?Links for this episode:* ‘Zombie’ spiders infected by never-before-seen fungus discovered on grounds of destroyed Irish castle | Live Science

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