Kblaze8855
12-26-2022, 02:17 PM
So there’s this parasite, that upon infecting certain mammals makes them more aggressive, and in the case of pack animals often turns them into alphas. Not always for the best. A few details:
Researchers studying grey wolf populations in Yellowstone National Park have discovered an intriguing reason why some wolves may be more inclined to become pack leaders.Grey wolves exposed to Toxoplasma gondii -- the parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis -- are more than 46 times more likely to become a pack leader than uninfected wolves, according to a study published Thursday in Communications Biology (https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-04122-0).
The researchers analyzed behavioral and distribution data from 1995 to 2020 as well as blood samples from 229 anaesthetized wolves to study the association between risk-taking behaviors and infection with Toxoplasma gondii. They identified associations between parasite infection and high-risk behaviors in both males and females.
for now I’m going to try to suppress my instinct to dismiss the entire concept of alpha and beta used the way men on the Internet use it to pretty much suggest whoever thinks the way they do is a natural leader….
I may fail…but I’m going to try to ignore how foolish a lot of people look claiming to be “alphas” and stick to the topic.
If it turns out this parasite can turn humans into aggressive outcasts who eventually seek out weaker ones to violently dominate…if it could actually turn someone from a follower to a leader….
Give me your top 3 choices to infect with said parasite?
Researchers studying grey wolf populations in Yellowstone National Park have discovered an intriguing reason why some wolves may be more inclined to become pack leaders.Grey wolves exposed to Toxoplasma gondii -- the parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis -- are more than 46 times more likely to become a pack leader than uninfected wolves, according to a study published Thursday in Communications Biology (https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-04122-0).
The researchers analyzed behavioral and distribution data from 1995 to 2020 as well as blood samples from 229 anaesthetized wolves to study the association between risk-taking behaviors and infection with Toxoplasma gondii. They identified associations between parasite infection and high-risk behaviors in both males and females.
for now I’m going to try to suppress my instinct to dismiss the entire concept of alpha and beta used the way men on the Internet use it to pretty much suggest whoever thinks the way they do is a natural leader….
I may fail…but I’m going to try to ignore how foolish a lot of people look claiming to be “alphas” and stick to the topic.
If it turns out this parasite can turn humans into aggressive outcasts who eventually seek out weaker ones to violently dominate…if it could actually turn someone from a follower to a leader….
Give me your top 3 choices to infect with said parasite?