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SUMMARY:The Real Puppet Masters: The Gruesome Parasites Controlling Our Be
 haviour - Simon Spiro
DTSTART:20081020T184500Z
DTEND:20081020T200000Z
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CONTACT:David Gordon
DESCRIPTION:From "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers" to "The Faculty"\, m
 ind controlling parasites have been a mainstay of science fiction to the p
 oint of cliché\, but in this case the truth is almost as fantastic as the
  fiction. The Real Puppet Masters is a freak show of some of nature's clev
 erest - and most sinister - creations.  From the worms that zombify ants\,
  to the barnacle that can make a male crab think it is its mother\, to the
  parasite that could be influencing your decisions this very minute!\n\nBi
 o: Simon Spiro is a fifth year veterinary student at Pembroke. He has a BA
  in microbiology and parasitology also from Cambridge\, and has worked on 
 the viruses that parasitize E.coli. He has never checked to find out which
  parasites he has himself\, and is more than happy to live in ignorance.
LOCATION:Nihon Room\, Pembroke College
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