According to a Chinese medicine expert, the fungus featured in the new series The Last of Us is not only real, but it can actually be used as a performance-enhancing supplement to boost energy and athletic ability - but would you dare to consume it?After the show - which is based off a popular video game of the same name - premiered on January 15, many were left horrified when it was revealed that the fungus that lead to the apocalypse in the series, known as cordyceps, is not a form of glorious fiction that was made up in an attempt to scare viewers.In fact, the fungus that wiped out most of the human population in the show - by infecting people's brains and turning them into zombies - is a very real parasite that grows within its host's body, devouring it from the inside out, and controlling its behavior - but thankfully, it has only infected insects.
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