Mind-control parasite makes fear sexy

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 20:30 in Biology & Nature

Scientists discover that the bizarre parasite Toxoplasma gondii messes with a rat's neural pathways, turning the smell of cat urine into a sexual lure — and drawing the rat to its doom.

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