The SciencesSeptember 1, 2015
How a Cat Parasite Controls Other Animals' Brains
Toxoplasma gondii, an insidious and common parasite spread by cats, controls its rodent host's brain—and may be manipulating our own behavior as well
Stories by Gustavo Arrizabalaga
Gustavo Arrizabalaga is a professor of pharmacology and toxicology and of microbiology and immunology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He runs an independent research laboratory focused on the cellular and molecular biology of Toxoplasma gondii.
The SciencesMarch 1, 2015
Common Cat Parasite Infects Many Other Hosts
Toxoplasma gondii affects creatures on land, in the air and on the sea through multiple means of transmission