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

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

(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 ...

(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 ...

KRASNOYARSK, July 20. /TASS/. Scientists of the Institute of Ecology and Geography at the Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk during studies found that soil amoebas are biology indicators for ...

(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 ...

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 ...