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Very interesting article but har to separate a lot of interesting facts from the very recently released show Last of Us. The opening of the first episode of the
by gleenn 3y ago
Very interesting article but har to separate a lot of interesting facts from the very recently released show Last of Us. The opening of the first episode of the show talks about mammalian warmth keeping us safe from fungi which survive at much cooler temperatures. However global warming is selecting for warmer and warmer fungi it's hypothesized so we should be concerned for humanity. Interesting but also so tv plotish that it's hard to feel it's a bit silly. Do scientists really think a whole branch of organisms will adapt up over 10 degrees to greatly threaten humanity?
- EdwardDiego 3y agoIt's entirely possible. And it doesn't have to be 10 degrees. The current thinking, if I can paraphrase based on my understanding, is that an increase in average temperature due to climate change will select for fungi that can handle a warmer temperature, which makes them better able to survive in the human body.