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A dissection of Ellie’s immunity in the season one finale of The Last of Us ***Spoilers for the season one finale of HBO’s The Last of Us*** I had planned for “There is No Cure” to be my last post about The Last of Us, but after watching
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Why fungal infections are so difficult to treat ***Spoilers for The Last of Us on HBO Max*** “And there are no treatments for this. No preventatives, no cures. They don’t even exist. It’s not possible to make them.” This statement, made by Dr. Neumann at the beginning of
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Replacing spores with tendrils in The Last of Us ***Spoilers for The Last of Us on HBO Max*** The Last of Us has been heralded as one of, if not the best, video game adaptations ever made1,2. Countless side-by-side comparison videos of the show and the game
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The Pathology of Rabies Virus and its Zombie Apocalypse Risk ***Spoilers for The Last of Us on HBO Max*** Even after deciding that cordyceps will most likely not cause the downfall of humanity, I can’t say I feel any better while watching The Last of Us every Sunday. After
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How likely is a cordyceps pandemic as depicted in The Last of Us? ***Spoilers for The Last of Us on HBO Max*** I hate zombies, and when I say hate I mean really hate. Something about undead cannibals overrunning the known world elicits a visceral repulsion in me. A primal