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	Podcast:		Short Wave
	Episode:		The zombies living in our midst
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:09:43
	Publish Date:		2021-10-25 04:10:37
	Description:		The idea of human zombies probably seems pretty far-fetched. But there are real zombies out there in the animal kingdom. To kick off Halloween week, science writer Ed Yong of The Atlantic creeps us out with a couple of examples. Hint: they involve fungus. (Encore episode) Read more of Ed's reporting on: - The zombie fungus controlling ants' brains: https://bit.ly/2Zk79nA - How to Tame a Zombie Fungus: https://bit.ly/3E13QAc Haunted by other creepy crawlies in the animal kingdom you think we should know about? Please email the show at shortwave@npr.org — we'd love a little afternoon fright!
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