Supercats have superbrains

 

A parasite spread by cats can hold the key to successful entrepreneurship according to the Proceedings of the Royal Society. Toxoplasma Gondii is a single cell parasitic that worms its way into the brain and causes personality changes associated with risk taking. Analysis from 42 countries revealed that the prevalence of T.gondii was a ‘consistent, positive predictor of entrepreneurial activity.’ Whether the cats become successful business people is a different story.  Read more about how a cat virus can affect their brains in ‘The Tenth Life’ a novel of a cat infection can create a race of supercats available from Amazon on Kindle and in paperback by Michael J Owen. (picture by Pretty Litter)



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