{"id":26367,"date":"2023-01-31T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T13:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/thesis-defense-questions-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T10:27:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T13:27:07","slug":"the-last-of-us-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/nb\/det-siste-av-oss-vitenskap\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitenskapen bak The Last of Us: Kan denne supersoppen virkelig eksistere?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Last of Us har vakt oppsikt p\u00e5 internett siden HBO sendte TV-serien. Premieren hadde 4,7 millioner visninger p\u00e5 s\u00f8ndag, og p\u00e5 mandag hadde 10 millioner mennesker sett pilotepisoden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Last of Us er en TV-serie regissert av Craig Mazin (Chernobyl), basert p\u00e5 survival-horror-videospillet fra 2013. The Last of Us utspiller seg i en verden som har blitt herjet og dominert av en sinnskontrollerende sopp kjent som Cordyceps, som forvandler menneskeheten til blodt\u00f8rstige zombier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TV series begins with a flashback of two infectious disease scientists debating the likelihood of worldwide pandemics with a TV journalist. One of them observes a cordyceps fungus that can take over the body of an insect but cannot exist at human body temperature, however, if the earth &#8220;warms up a few degrees,&#8221; the fungus survival will demand adaptation. What if it does? &#8220;We lose,&#8221; he decides in such a case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alt ved The Last of Us virker spennende og fascinerende. Men hva om jeg forteller deg at denne TV-serien ikke er s\u00e5 fjernt fra virkeligheten?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Forst\u00e5else av vitenskapen i The Last of Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Er cordyceps-viruset ekte?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Det korte svaret er ja, det er ekstremt<strong> ekte. <\/strong>Cordyceps er klassifisert som sopp som omfatter rundt 600 arter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e5r det gjelder soppen bak The Last of Us Science, m\u00e5 vi f\u00f8rst og fremst forst\u00e5 motivet: Hvordan kom de p\u00e5 dette konseptet? Hvorfor valgte de denne soppen?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skaperne av det opprinnelige videospillet s\u00e5 en dokumentar av David Attenborough, der et fenomen skjedde, nemlig at maur ble overtatt av den soppproduserende \"zombiemyren\".&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e5r soppen infiserer en maur, sprer den seg i hele kroppen, suger n\u00e6ring og tar kontroll over mauren. Etter hvert som infeksjonen blir verre og verre, vil soppen ha kuet mauren tilstrekkelig til at den forlater sitt trygge tilfluktssted og opps\u00f8ker en optimal og sv\u00e6rt spesifikk sone der soppen kan formere seg, en plantestamme i 25 centimeters h\u00f8yde, en sone med riktig temperatur og luftfuktighet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Den f\u00e5r mauren til \u00e5 l\u00e5se underkjeven rundt en stilk. Soppen vil utvikle seg til en lang stilk gjennom maurens hode, full av sporer etter at mauren d\u00f8r. Fordi mauren vanligvis klatrer opp p\u00e5 et blad som henger over koloniens n\u00e6ringsstier, regner soppsporene ned p\u00e5 kameratene nedenfor og smitter dem ogs\u00e5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/cqo61opwzQT-8hhE10tgjN5JdpYjjKH_QIgSOOZz4yHyXff9dxvvPjKjQHoihB4sR7aXEaD_fojFwHvwEHJ4hG7xIWqTX4zgM-uQQiO9wgVBYWUpmPkF1ejNKkEhgiH8sDksNxWN7sM0CCw1A0k1yww\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static.onecms.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/06\/the-crawling-dead_612x345.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Selv om soppen i TV-serien spres via bitt, spres den ekte soppen via sporer. I videospillet kan du bli smittet av begge deler, og sporeutviklingen er det siste trinnet i den infisertes livssyklus. Det r\u00e5tnende liket fungerer som et ynglested for soppen, slik at den kan spre seg i omgivelsene.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sporene ble erstattet med ranker i TV-serien, noe som ogs\u00e5 spiller en sv\u00e6rt viktig rolle. Som Joel sa i episode 2: \"Hvis du tr\u00e5kker p\u00e5 en flekk med cordyceps p\u00e5 ett sted, kan du vekke et dusin smittede fra et annet sted\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Hva gj\u00f8r cordyceps med hjernen?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In The Last of Us Science, once infected with cordyceps, the fungus takes control of the host mind, leading it to lose memories, feelings, resemblances, or even the ability to fight, expanding the brain outwards, literally becoming a &#8220;puppet with poisoned mind,&#8221; as mentioned by the scientist at the beginning of the premiere episode.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, in fiction, things happen much faster, in minutes or hours. In nature, things take more time. In the case of the &#8216;zombie ant,&#8217; for example, the complete process of infection, control, death, and spread could take days, weeks, or even months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specialists discovered that the cordyceps does not target the ant&#8217;s brain to transform it into a zombie: it instead preserves the brain while ripping chaos elsewhere. They believe the fungus emits substances that can attach to or interact with receptors or other types of proteins associated with the nervous system, resulting in a variety of behaviors throughout the host&#8217;s body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Soppillustrasjoner klare til bruk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I galleriet v\u00e5rt er mange sopparter tilgjengelige for alle brukere. Og hvis du finner akkurat det du trenger, kan du ogs\u00e5 be om en tilpasset illustrasjon som du kan bruke i designene dine, som for eksempel zombiemauren. Abonner n\u00e5 og begynn \u00e5 lage fantastisk infografikk om sopp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#dc1866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kom i gang n\u00e5<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Kan det skje i virkeligheten?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dette vil neppe skje, men det kan skje, med en rekke begrensninger. Klimaendringene og hvordan soppen formerer seg er to viktige elementer i historien som underst\u00f8tter soppepidemien i TV-filmatiseringen av The Last of Us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For at dette skal kunne skje i den virkelige verden, vil det derfor v\u00e6re n\u00f8dvendig med sopptilpasning og klimaendringer, som i The Last of Us. Mennesker kan smittes av sopp, og det kan oppst\u00e5 et sopputbrudd eller en pandemi, men en zombie-art er utenkelig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Frigj\u00f8r kraften i infografikk med Mind the Graph<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With Mind The Graph, you can harness the power of infographics for use in your work or research. Improve your audience&#8217;s comprehension of the information you&#8217;re delivering by simply including some high-quality graphics, illustrations or turning it into an amazing poster! Simple as that, simple as Mind The Graph.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mind the Graph Experience | Opprette et grafisk sammendrag\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GwLYcX1uo1s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/\" 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