️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Researchers have found that a 'zombie' parasite can turn animals into cannibalism. Researchers looked at cannibalism among freshwater shrimp in Northern Ireland.<unk> Researchers looked at cannibalism among freshwater shrimp in Northern Ireland. They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among shrimp, but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. <unk> They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among shrimp, but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. A tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, significantly increased cannibalism among shrimps - and caused them to eat in a frenzy. Dr Alison Dunn said: 'Our research does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism. There is evidence that parasites can affect human behavior.<unk>There is evidence that parasites can affect human behavior. A study led by Dr Glenn McConkey, also of the University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences, has shown that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii directly affects the chemistry of the human brain. However, cannibalism for the shrimp, unlike in humans, is a significant food source even in uninfected animals.<unk>However, cannibalism for the shrimp, unlike in humans, is a significant food source even in uninfected animals.<unk>However, cannibalism for the shrimp, unlike in humans, is a significant food source even in uninfected animals. It seems unlikely that a parasite would be under evolutionary pressure to influence cannibalism in humans.<unk> It seems unlikely that a parasite would be under evolutionary pressure to influence cannibalism in humans. Researchers from the University of Leeds, Queen's University Belfast and Stellenbosch University in South Africa published their study in Royal Society Open Science today.<unk> Researchers from the University of Leeds, Queen's University Belfast and Stellenbosch University in South Africa published their study in in Royal Society Open Science today.<unk> Researchers from the University of Leeds, Queen's University Belfast and Stellenbosch University in South Africa published their study in in Royal Society Open Science today. They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among the indigenous shrimp Gammarus duebeni celticus but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. <unk> They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among the indigenous shrimp Gammarus duebeni celticus but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. Dr Alison Dunn, Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Leeds' Faculty of Biological Sciences, who led the study, said: 'Cannibalism is actually fairly common in nature. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
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