Stop by for updates on emerging pathogens, genetic mutations, superbugs, or viral trends.

Keeps you updated on the real-time weirdness by in microbiology that could “zombie” someday.

Red-alert mutation trackers, like a government file leak or top secret dossier.

The petri dish is boiling over.

In this living lab report, we track real-time developments in microbiology, virology, and synthetic biology that are edging us closer to outbreak scenarios once considered fiction.

Here, we report on newly discovered “zombie fungi” strains that are evolving beyond insects, CRISPR-edited pathogens that behave unpredictably, and viruses that cross species barriers under pressure from deforestation and climate change.

For example, researchers have recently found circular single-stranded DNA viruses that integrate into host genomes and might alter host behavior—what if something similar emerged in humans? Or what about the Wolbachia bacteria, which alters insect reproduction and behavior—could a version jump to mammals and hijack the brain?

Each entry includes links to peer-reviewed sources, plain-English explanations, and a short Will It Zombie? rating from us, just in case.