There’s a sinister health threat we’re not taking seriously enough, a new paper argues – and it’s not a virus, bacterium, nor ...

Climate change and warming water systems may be driving a global rise in deadly brain-eating amoebae, a new study warns, ...

Scientists are raising concerns about free-living amoebae, resilient microbes that can survive in water systems and enable ...

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Viral claims about 'brain-eating' amoebae spreading through global water systems have caused panic online. But what does the ...

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Learn how a newly discovered virus disrupts its host’s nucleus in ways that echo how complex cells may have formed billions ...

Free-living amoebae—often referred to as brain-eating amoebae—are increasingly posing a global public health challenge, ...

The free-living amoebae, also known as brain-eating amoebae, are becoming a growing global public health threat, warned a new ...

Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) and subsequently discovered giant viruses of amoebae challenge the previous definition of viruses and their classification. The replication cycle, structure, ...

Amoebae, single-celled organisms common in soil, water and grade-school science classrooms, may play a key role in the survival and spread of deadly plague bacteria. New research shows that plague ...