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‘The Last of Us’ Fungus Unlikely to Cause Apocalypse: U of G Microbiologist

Submitted by lfaris on February 22nd, 2023 3:55 PM

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: that’s the apocalypse-causing fungus in the hit TV show “The Last of Us.” But it won’t cause a real-life pandemic anytime soon, says a University of Guelph microbiologist.

Dr. Rebecca Shapiro [1] is a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology [2] at the College of Biological Sciences [3] who studies microbial fungal pathogens and how they cause disease in humans.  READ MORE HERE [4]

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/news/2023/02/%E2%80%98-last-us%E2%80%99-fungus-unlikely-cause-apocalypse-u-g-microbiologist

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/people/dr-rebecca-shapiro [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/ [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/ [4] https://news.uoguelph.ca/2023/02/the-last-of-us-fungus-others-unlikely-to-cause-apocalypse-u-of-g-microbiologist/