A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency ...

An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido University has characterized the unique mechanics that enable Arcella, a ...

(WJW) – As temperatures heat up, many of us will be headed to the water to cool off. However, there’s a deadly amoeba that lives in freshwater and thrives during the summer months. Naegleria fowleri, ...

In a series of experiments that began with amoebas -- single-celled organisms that extend podlike appendages to move around -- Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have identified a genetic ...

In a series of experiments that began with amoebas -- single-celled organisms that extend podlike appendages to move around -- scientists say they have identified a genetic pathway that could be ...

(NEXSTAR) – Two children have died this week after becoming infected with Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic organism more commonly known as a “brain-eating amoeba.” The parasite, primarily found in ...

(NEXSTAR) – Officials in Missouri have recently recorded the state’s first confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri — or “brain-eating amoeba” — in a resident since 1987. The patient was battling the ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WXLV) — A child is dead after contracting a type of bacteria while swimming in a pond at a home in Central North Carolina. The NC Department of Health and Human Services say the child ...

TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. (KRCR) — Health officials in California say a child was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba. The child, who officials say is less than 10 years old, was likely exposed while ...