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

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses.

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

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

As global temperatures rise, scientists warn that a deadly microbe once confined to warm waters may be quietly expanding its ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but devastating eye infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in water and soil.

Ushikuvirus, an amoeba-infecting giant virus, joins the family of giant viruses that may have driven the evolution of complex ...

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

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

Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain eating amoeba, has been blamed for three deaths so far this year in the United States. Now, health officials in Louisiana are keeping a close eye on two water ...

Rare infection suspected after child becomes critically ill. — -- Officials are investigating if a parasitic amoeba made a child critically ill after swimming in a Minnesota lake this summer. The ...