kind of reminiscent of greg bear's "blood music", really.

[rmd]

here's an interesting piece by the guy who wrote parasite rex.

short form: rat brains are very similar to human brains, which is why rats get used a lot in medical research. toxoplasmosis changes some behaviors of rats. a notable percentage of humans are infected with toxoplasmosis.

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[catness.livejournal.com]

I must say, commenter #55 on that article had me in stitches:

it took me 4 years of therapy (and a #@!%load of money) to isolate
certain traumatic childhood events, and it turns out im insecure
because cleaning the litterbox was one of my childhood chores...

i want a refund