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 ...

The discovery of a giant virus called Ushikuvirus offers inklings into the origin and evolution of our complex cells and new ...

(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 ...

A South Carolina hospital patient died from Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, likely contracted at Lake Murray. Infection occurs when the amoeba enters the nose and travels to the brain, often ...

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) – 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 ...