A 38-year-old man from Kasaragod district of Kerala has died due to suspected amoebic meningoencephalitis while undergoing ...

Other Mimivirus genes may have been acquired from parasitic bacteria residing within the amoeba. The amoeba, then, may serve as a genetic mixing bowl from which Mimivirus has gathered a complex ...

Researchers from the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona have developed the most detailed temperature curve of Earth ...

Here's what we know about it so far—and where it might be headed next. The amoeba Naegleria fowleri is an opportunistic pathogen. When it infects humans, often when fresh water enters the nose ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...

If you're wondering how many times Iowa beaches were unsafe for swimming, here's a look back at the trends from the DNR's water quality testing.

Tap water in the area is still safe to drink as the amoeba — a single-celled organism — is rare and can only infect humans through the nose, the CDC said. This is the first ever case of a ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth’s ...

Endosymbiosis: Work with ameba and bacteria is being conducted concerning symbiotic relationships among organisms. Usually an amoeba eats bacteria, but under some condition it forms a symbiotic ...

Officials at Lake Mead caution visitors against submerging their heads underwater at hot springs due to brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri is a single cell organism that sometimes presents in ...

The term "phenotype" refers to the observable physical properties of an organism; these include the organism's appearance, development, and behavior. An organism's phenotype is determined by its ...