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Terrifying parasitic wasp in the Amazon turns spiders into zombie-like drones

The Daily Mail covered the research findings of UBC zoologists who discovered a new species of wasp that turn social spiders into “zombies” that do their bidding in the Ecuadorian […]

Local researcher says the moustache-growing fundraiser really does make a difference

News1130 spoke to John Oliffe, founder and lead of the Men’s Health Research Program at UBC about the continued importance of Movember, the annual moustache-growing fundraiser. “We’re deeply reliant on […]