referring to her home in Ghana.

who wasnt involved in the study.Paleoophiocordyceps likely zombified its hosts in similar ways.

Zhuang said the fossils were sourced from Myanmars amber markets.For any given fossil ant or beetle.were targeted early for zombification.

Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology; Chinese Academy of Sciences/NIGPAS Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter.enters its brain through a weak area in the insects exoskeleton and takes control of the ant to facilitate its spread.

Zhuang and his colleagues named two previously unknown species of ancient fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps from their research on the amber.

Amber gives us this opportunity to visualize the ancient ecological relationships preserved in fossils.but that the agency would ramp up staffing.

they said it felt clearly short-staffed.said a doctor at a southern US VA hospital.

Irma Westmoreland has seen it all — from patients exposed to Agent Orange to traumatic brain injuries and amputations suffered in combat.That means our patients are going to have to wait longer for the treatment and care that they deserve and they need.