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Nice try cordyceps, not falling for that one. No pancakes for breakfast today!

• SkyMarshal 4y ago
  You can eat all the cordyceps you want until global warming causes it to mutate to be able to survive human body temperatures. We’ve probably still got a few decades before then.
  • prepend 4y ago
    And has them evolve to get around an immune system. That’s probably as big of a barrier as their operating temperature range.
    • cmrdporcupine 4y ago
      Also it's not like the earth hasn't had hotter periods of history (since fungi evolution) and doesn't have hot regions in which fungi could have already evolved higher body heat/environmental temperature tolerance. There are likely strong biological constraints and trade-offs for why fungi have stuck to their niches. Also a human brain with complex higher functions is remarkable different from an ant brain. It's likely that a "brain manipulating fungus" attacking a complex mammalian brain would simply cause organism to malfunction and die or cause intense disorganized mental illness rather than any organized behavioural patterns.
      • prepend 4y ago
        I can’t wait until we have gain of function fungi that make by brain ignore boredom. Or be compelled to exercise just enough to keep be healthy.