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 ...

Tap water, which we consume daily, can sometimes harbor surprisingly resistant microbes. This is what a recent publication ...

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 ...

Human norovirus and adenovirus, two major causes of viral gastroenteritis, can persist for extended periods inside free-living amoebas that are common in natural and engineered water systems. A newly ...

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

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

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 ...