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 ...

This amoeba, a single-celled organism, acquires energy by engulfing nutrients in the form of a yeast cell (red). Through a process called phagocytosis, the amoeba encloses the yeast cell with its ...

A dangerous creature lurks in warm Texas lakes, rivers, springs, poorly maintained pools, and splash pads. It's also in the ...

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 ...