/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10335/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-science-behind-last-us-345520 <p>HBO鈥檚 hotly anticipated TV adaptation of the acclaimed <i>The</i> <i>Last of Us</i> game series premiered on January 15, showcasing the world after a devastating fungal pandemic wiped out most of humanity, a fictional brain infection that experts say is inspired by a very real set of fungi that can hijack their hosts and turn them into zombies. (<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/01/16/the-last-of-us-zombie-infection-is-real-heres-what-scientists-say-about-the-threat-to-humans/?sh=7e3c4b132a6e">Forbes</a>)</p> Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:29:10 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288649 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/plants-fungi-and-bacteria-work-together-clean-polluted-land-286247 <p><span>Highly complex interactions among roots, fungi and bacteria underlie the ability of some trees to clean polluted land, according to a novel study by bioinformatics and plant-biology experts from 平特五不中 and Universit茅 de Montr茅al.</span></p> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:36:37 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 35543 at /newsroom