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Oct. 26, 2012
Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite
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In Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters, science journalist Matt Kaplan writes of real-life zombies in Haiti, poisoned by a witch's brew of pufferfish and tree frogs, and discusses how rabies infection could explain the vampire's aversion to garlic, water and sunlight.
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An excerpt from Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite, by Matt Kaplan
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Matt Kaplan
Author, "Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters" (Scribner, 2012)
Science journalist
London, England
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