The premise of HBO's 'The Last of Us' may seem far-fetched, but how implausible is a fungal pandemic? Can fungi make us zombies? Should we be concerned? What role does climate change play in this? Tune in as we answer these questions and give you the lowdown on the latest research on heat-adapted fungi and the current culrpits that we should be wary of.
TLDR: Whilst a zombie apocalypse may not be of immediate concern, climate change and rising temperatures could lead to the emergence of pandemic-level, heat-adapted fungi
Links:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230131160543.htm
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2209831120
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