The film explores the microscopic world found in a drop of pond water, revealing a diverse ecosystem of tiny plants and animals. It illustrates how these microorganisms, such as amoebas, green algae, ...

Graphical abstract of the study: It shows how a giant virus infection (orange hexagon) causes the amoeba to produce virus particles until the host cell bursts and thus dies. If the amoeba is infected ...

Naegleria fowleri seen under a microscope. A 2-year-old boy who visited a hot spring died of a brain-eating amoeba, Nevada health officials and the boy’s mother say. Photo from Centers for Disease ...

New York — For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind ...