Puppeteer fungus' targeted takeover of zombie flies
Sunday, May 21, 2023 - 14:31
in Biology & Nature
In a new study published in eLife, lead author Carolyn Elya, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, reveals the molecular and cellular underpinnings behind the parasitic fungus, Entomophthora muscae's (E. muscae), ability to manipulate the behavior of fruit flies.