单选题:根据以下材料,回答题It'soneofourcommonbeliefsthatmiceareafraidofcats.S

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根据以下材料,回答题
It'soneofourcommonbeliefsthatmiceareafraidofcats.Scientistshavelongknownthatevenifamousehasneverseenacatbefore,itisstillabletodetectchemicalsignalsreleasedfromitand
runawayinfear.Thishasalwaysbeenthoughttobesomethingthatishard-wiredintoamouse'sbrain.
ButrecentlyWendyIngrain,agraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,haschal-lengedthiscommonsense.Shehasfoundawayto"cure"miceoftheirinbornfearofcatsbyinfec-tingthemwithaparasite,reportedthesciencejournalNature.
Theparasite,calledToxoplasmagondii,mightsoundunfamiliartoyou,buttheshockingfactisthatuptoone-thirdofpeoplearoundtheworldareinfectedbyit.Thisparasitecancausedifferentdiseasesamonghumans,especiallypregnantwomen--itislinkedtoblindnessandthedeathofun-bornbabies.
However,theparasite'seffectsonmiceareunique.Ingrainandherteammeasuredhowmicereactedtoacat'surine(尿)beforeandafteritwasinfectedbytheparasite.Theynotedthatnorma
lmicestayedfarawayfromtheurinewhilemicethatwereinfectedwiththeparasitewalkedfreelya-roundthetestarea.
Butthat'snotall.Theparasitewasfoundtobemorepowerfulthanoriginallythought—evenafterresearcherscuredthemiceoftheinfection,theynolongerreactedwithfeartoacat'ssmell,whichcouldindicatethattheinfectionhascausedapermanentchangeinmice'sbrains.
Whydoesaparasitechangeamouse'sbraininsteadofmakingitsicklikeitdoestohumans?
Theanswerliesinevolution.Toxoplasmagondiicanonlyreproduceinsideacat.Sotheparasitehadtodevelopawayoftrickingthemiceintogettingeatenmoreeasily--thushelpingitselfgoinsideacat--bytakingawaymice'ssenseofalarm.
Thepassageismainlyabout__________. A.mice'sinbornterrorofcats
B.theevolutionofToxoplasmagondii
C.anewstory,abouttheeffectsofaparasiteonmice
D.aharmfulparasitecalledToxoplasmagondii

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