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A fungal parasite that turns ordinary flies into fearless climbers has finally been caught plucking the neurological strings of its host, triggering a burst of activity that drives them to find an elevated spot before dying.
Infection starts with a run. That’s according to researchers who analysed hundreds of ‘zombie’ fruit flies hour by hour in a new research study.
Carolyn Elya discovered parasitic fungus on the balcony of her Berkeley apartment. It was a particular kind of fungus that attacks fruit flies and enters their nerve systems, eating the flies from the inside out.
Washington, May 19: Lead author Carolyn Elya, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, describes the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the ability of the parasitic fungus Entomophthora muscae (E. muscae) to influence the behaviour of fruit flies in a new study published in eLife.
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Lead author Carolyn Elya, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, describes the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the ability of the parasitic fungus Entomophthora muscae (E. muscae) to influence the behaviour of fruit flies in a new study published in eLife. Science News | Study Examines the Intentional Enslavement of Zombie Flies by Puppeteer Fungus.