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Mind Control Parasites in Half of All Humans

Posted by Zonk on from the it's-in-me-mind! dept.

iiii writes "According to a Yahoo News story, half of the world's human population is infected with Toxoplasma, a parasite shown to alter the brain function of rats, inducing them into behavior that benefits the parasite but is suicidal for the rat. So what affect does it have on humans? Article comes complete with Heinlein 'Puppet Masters' reference. I call dibs on using Toxoplasma as a name for my rock band."

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  1. Re:And the other half? by zerocool^ · · Score: 1, Redundant

    link: http://bash.org/?23396


    <Donut[AFK]> HEY EURAKARTE
    <Donut[AFK]> INSULT
    <Eurakarte> RETORT
    <Donut[AFK]> COUNTER-RETORT
    <Eurakarte> QUESTIONING OF SEXUAL PREFERENCE
    <Donut[AFK]> SUGGESTION TO SHUT THE FUCK UP
    <Eurakarte> NOTATION THAT YOU CREATE A VACUUM
    <Donut[AFK]> RIPOSTE
    <Donut[AFK]> ADDON RIPOSTE
    <Eurakarte> COUNTER-RIPOSTE
    <Donut[AFK]> COUNTER-COUNTER RIPOSTE
    <Eurakarte> NONSENSICAL STATEMENT INVOLVING PLANKTON
    <Miles_Prower> RESPONSE TO RANDOM STATEMENT AND THREAT TO BAN OPPOSING SIDES
    <Eurakarte> WORDS OF PRAISE FOR FISHFOOD
    <Miles_Prower> ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ACCEPTENCE OF TERMS
    --
    sig?