| 单词 | amoeba |
| 例句 | Fadi added a few finishing touches to his drawings of amoebas and other single-celled micro-organisms, which the class had been reviewing. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z And a free- swimming one-celled amoeba is much more sophisticated; with about four hundred million bits in its DNA, it would require some eighty 500-page volumes to make another amoeba. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a hint of a smile about her mouth as she looked down at her ultrasound picture at the grainy blob/glorified amoeba. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “But it’s hardly sticking to the roads. Maybe you should consider a snow amoeba.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The spot where he usually parked one of his carts was empty; a huge amoeba of oil stained the concrete floor. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Almost the moment my mom left, Otto and I came down with amoebas. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Life, my friend Bando once said, is meeting problems and solving them whether you are an amoeba or a space traveller. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I draw a sweeping abstract something that’s a cross between an amoeba and a manta ray with eyes and mouths in unexpected places. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z All four of them walked through the empty basement and up the stairs in a clump, almost like a single creature—an amoeba, maybe. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They squirmed like amoebas under a microscope, row upon row receding into a haze of smoke. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It’s not a battering ram but an amoeba. ‘Gentefied’ Review: A Rent Is Too Damn High Party 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Tap water itself, he writes in the chatty, informative “Never Home Alone,” teems with amoebas, bacteria, nematodes and crustaceans. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The exhibition also includes Mr. Wildenhain’s murals for homes and institutions, with explosions of amoebas, snakes and stars. Antiques: The Ceramists Frans and Marguerite Wildenhain on View 2012-08-16T20:43:06Z It is a subterranean community that includes worms, insects, mites, other arthropods you’ve never heard of, amoebas, and fellow protozoa. The zoo beneath our feet: We’re only beginning to understand soil’s hidden world 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z I have an amoeba I keep as a pet. Meet Kenn Nesbitt, the New Children’s Poet Laureate 2013-06-15T14:58:08Z The Oakland Museum is displaying 60 pieces with silver and gold boomerangs, amoebas and off-kilter grids, twisted around pebbles, onyx and quartz. Antiques: Loving ?Lover?s Eyes? and Loving Cereal 2012-02-02T23:17:03Z The silicated paint flows gracefully, coaxed by gravity, suggesting biology and geology, specters floating, deltas bifurcating, amoebas swimming in frozen motion. Artist Jesse Higman: From rock 'n' roll merchandise to first gallery show 2011-01-06T22:26:37Z You have to drive a couple of hours to escape the metro area’s spread, which percolates into the surrounding valleys like an ever-growing amoeba, but when you finally do, the Mojave Desert swallows you whole. LA Reverential: A City’s Chill Spots 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z The creatures themselves, glowing and undulating like purple amoeba, now seem like a prototype for Avatar’s color scheme, but the simplest effect, of water taking shape and breaking apart, is the most arresting. The Abyss at 30: why James Cameron's sci-fi epic is really about love 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z After eight or 10 hours, you’re into what we call the amoeba state. How Santana Hallucinated Through One of Woodstock’s Best Sets (His Own) 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z The canvases are populated with eccentric, black-outlined entities that combine qualities of mammals, insects and amoebas. In the galleries: Inspired by their homelands and beyond 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Then I wake up in my good neighborhood, its school district drawn in an amoeba shape for diversity’s sake. Motherlode Blog: When Elite Parents Dominate Volunteers, Children Lose 2014-01-19T13:00:55Z That is, until we read a nearby sign, in French: “Attention aux amibes” it said, warning of the chance of brain-eating amoebas in the water, and advising guests not to put their heads underwater. On Guadeloupe, beautiful beaches — with a backstory 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The tutoring sessions, which found them studying Dictyostelium amoebas together for hours at a time, yielded unexpected dividends. After 25 Years Together, Why Marry? Why Not? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Olfactory experience and overlooked or maligned organisms — like bacteria, algae and amoeba — have long been central components of Yi’s work. The Artistic Aromas of Anicka Yi 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z You look in the mirror, and it’s like, hey, now I’m an amoeba.” Men?s ?Shapewear? Is a Retail Hit 2010-05-28T21:53:00Z When visitors enter the cavernous, industrial hall, they will encounter a series of giant airborne creatures that look like the ethereal cousins of jellyfish and amoeba, brought to life with drone technology and algorithms. The Artistic Aromas of Anicka Yi 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z In “Flight Pattern,” the 36-dancer ensemble moves like an amoeba, rippling and roiling, lines entangling and morphing into waves of motion. In London, Massed Human Misery and Communal Revelations 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Tom lays out a doomsday scenario in which Greg fails to keep him from getting drowsy, Tom miscalls the results in Colorado, China invades Taiwan, the world blows up and “We’re back to amoeba.” ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 8 Recap: The Will of Some People 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z All of them – all of us – are lumped together to form one gigantic amoeba of smug elitism, the out-of-touch liberal media that looks down its nose at people in the flyover states. Don Lemon, this is no laughing matter 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z They suggest a school of morphing amoebas, or a bunch of Brancusis gone rogue. Ranjani Shettar: ‘Night skies and daydreams’ 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z It felt like it would never cook, so I tended to my burning choux amoebas. Failing at croquembouche helped me overcome bullying 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z And images — a churning throng of visions, silly and somber, of a world in tumult — keep multiplying all around you, like some superbug breed of amoebae. Review: ‘Network’ With Bryan Cranston Is Convulsive, Immersive and Still Mad as Hell 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z A large blob of gelatin tied up in cheesecloth was Thelma, a high-strung amoeba who cheated at checkers and responded to the command “Heel!” John Zacherle, Host With a Ghoulish Perspective, Dies at 98 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Wetness-dwelling amoeba do not, even with poetic licence for the choice of verb, "breathe air". Bugs Britannica by Peter Marren, edited by Richard Mabey 2010-06-11T23:15:00Z This makes Paris's shape very different from London's unwalled amoeba sprawl. The Invention of Paris by Eric Hazan and Parisians, by Graham Robb 2010-04-16T23:07:00Z I topped it with candles of miniature size, to give my amoeba his birthday surprise. Meet Kenn Nesbitt, the New Children’s Poet Laureate 2013-06-15T14:58:08Z Everybody’s a Bottom in Eric Tucker’s riotous production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” in which a cast of five divides and multiplies like a troupe of stage-struck amoebas. Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Tailored for Multitaskers 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Creatures that shared the behavior with the fish included amoeba, moths, cockroaches, moles, bats, mice, and humans. To navigate the world, we all shimmy like these electric fish 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Visitors to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada are being warned against submerging themselves in the hot springs below the Hoover Dam due to the risk of infection by deadly brain-eating amoebas. Brain-eating amoebas present in hot springs, Lake Mead National Recreation Area warns 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Most are microscopic, single-celled organisms like amoebas, algae, and diatoms, but larger multicellular protists exist -- such as kelp, slime moulds, and red algae. The end of genes: Routine test reveals unique divergence in genetic code 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z I would say like a paramecium or an amoeba likely doesn't show shame or embarrassment. Do animals feel shame or are they faking it? An expert unmasks what dogs and cats may really feel 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Some posts pointed to the Kremlin, with one comment saying the crash was the handiwork of President Vladimir Putin, adding, "You have to be an amoeba not to understand this." Old video sparks wild theories on fate of Russia's Prigozhin 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z "Not a single study that we found in the literature violated the rules we discovered in the electric fish, not even single-celled organisms like amoeba sensing an electric field," Cowan said. To navigate the world, we all shimmy like these electric fish 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Known as Naegleria fowleri, the amoeba can enter through the nose and travel to the brain, where it infects and destroys brain tissue. Brain-eating amoebas present in hot springs, Lake Mead National Recreation Area warns 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z A man in Pakistan died from a suspected “brain-eating amoeba” this week after he swam in a pool. ‘Brain-eating amoeba’ kills man in Pakistan 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The solitary amoebas undergo mitosis, and may aggregate to form aggregated amoebas. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But if there is any sense of Pac-12 pride left, it’s been whittled to the size of an amoeba. Conference of also-rans? Pac-12’s woes continue with men’s NCAA tourney exits 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z “Infection with Naegleria fowleri is rare and can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose,” Williams said. Person dies after brain-eating amoeba infection in Florida, officials say 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z A Florida resident has died after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, officials say. Florida resident dies from brain-eating amoeba 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z It would be the first case of the amoeba detected in Lahore. ‘Brain-eating amoeba’ kills man in Pakistan 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z A stalk with a fruiting body at the top forms in the aggregated amoebas. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A brain biopsy and other tests revealed not a tumor, but an incredibly rare infection of the central nervous system caused by the amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris. Repurposed drug battles ‘brain-eating’ amoeba 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z It can cause a brain infection when water containing the amoeba goes up the nose. Person dies after brain-eating amoeba infection in Florida, officials say 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The amoeba typically lives in warm fresh water such as swimming pools, lakes and ponds. Florida resident dies from brain-eating amoeba 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z “It’s called the brain-eating amoeba, which is a lurid, but fairly defendable, nickname.” ‘Brain-eating amoeba’ kills man in Pakistan 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The cellular slime mold sexual life cycle begins when solitary amoebas undergo fertilization, resulting in a 2n zygote. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Researchers later determined the organism represented a new species of amoeba, constituting its own genus. Repurposed drug battles ‘brain-eating’ amoeba 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Although the ones they studied were infectious only to amoebas, the researchers said that there was a risk that other viruses trapped in the permafrost for millennia could spread to humans and other animals. ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Her own research career has focused on organisms that are not exactly crowd-pleasers: social wasps and social amoebae. Check your pace and embrace ‘slow birding,’ a contemplative look at our feathered friends 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Bacteria, microscopic fungi, amoebas, tardigrades and other tiny critters have evolved weapons of mass destruction, such as toxins, biofilms and specialized enzymes, in order to wage war against one another. Microbial "lions" that nibble prey to death form an entirely new branch on the tree of life 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z The zygote undergoes mitosis and meiosis, resulting in more 1 n solitary amoebas. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Their signature puzzle cuts have names like dendrite, amoeba, maze and wave. They’re Taking Jigsaws to Infinity and Beyond 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The viruses they found — of an unusually large type that infects amoebas — were last active thousands, and in some cases, tens of thousands of years ago. ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The team of researchers from Russia, Germany and France said the biological risk of reanimating the viruses they studied was “totally negligible” due to the strains they targeted, mainly those capable of infecting amoeba microbes. Scientists revive 48,500-year-old ‘zombie virus’ buried in ice 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z From amoebas engulfing one another to polar bears eating cubs, cannibalism is all over the natural world. What Makes Animals Cannibals? 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Still others form cytoplasmic extensions called pseudopodia anywhere on the cell, anchor the pseudopodia to a substrate, and pull themselves forward in an “oozing” movement: these are typically amoeba. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A global sampling of urban soils, for example, found that cities house a relatively limited set of bacteria, algae, amoebae, and fungi. Pioneering urban ecology finds surprising biodiversity in Berlin’s green spaces 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The researchers used amoebas as “virus bait,” they said, because they thought it would be a good way to search for viruses without propagating ones that could spread to animals or humans. ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z “People need to be smart about it when they’re in places where this rare amoeba actually lives.” Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z A boy has died of a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in Lake Mead this month, authorities in Nevada said. Brain-eating amoeba killed boy after he swam in Lake Mead, authorities say 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Among his most-studied ideas is what he called “amoeba management,” a system of decentralized teams that have powers to make decisions and can add or shed members depending on the changing business environment. Kazuo Inamori, Japanese mogul who became Buddhist monk, dies at 90 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The authors concluded bacteria’s importance as soil predators rivals that of viruses and more complex microbes such as amoebas that we have studied much more extensively. Predatory Bacteria Are Fierce, Ballistic and Full of Potential 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z He was best know for what he called “amoeba management” — a philosophy that advocated splitting a company’s operations into small groups and leaving business decisions to the people who understood them best: the employees. Kazuo Inamori, Major Industrialist in Postwar Japan, Dies at 90 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The district and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which oversees the lake and the Colorado River, noted the amoeba only infects people by entering the nose and migrating to the brain. Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z The amoeba, formally known as Naegleria fowleri, is common in warm bodies of fresh water such as lakes, rivers and hot springs. Brain-eating amoeba killed boy after he swam in Lake Mead, authorities say 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Phagocytosis helps amoebae take up nutrients and pseudopodia help the amoebae move. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the presence of the naegleria fowleri amoeba in the child, according to the Douglas County Department of Health in Omaha. CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Like an amoeba, the units would change shape and even split as business demands required. Kazuo Inamori, Major Industrialist in Postwar Japan, Dies at 90 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Kyle, who has studied the organism for decades, said data did not immediately suggest that waters warmed by climate change affected the amoeba. Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z The amoeba can’t infect people if swallowed and isn’t spread from person to person. Brain-eating amoeba killed boy after he swam in Lake Mead, authorities say 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z If a cell is a single-celled microorganism, such as an amoeba, it can satisfy all of its nutrient and waste needs through diffusion. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z People are usually infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose while swimming in or diving into lakes and rivers. CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z A child probably died of a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health officials said, making it the second such probable death in the Midwest this summer. Suspect in attack of Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “But this was a very warm summer. The key point is that warmer weather tends to generate more amoeba in the environment.” Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Last year, a 7-year-old boy died after contracting the amoeba in a lake in Northern California. Brain-eating amoeba killed boy after he swam in Lake Mead, authorities say 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Some unicellular organisms, such as the amoeba, ingest food by endocytosis. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z It is the second death in the Midwest this summer from primary amebic meningoencephalitis, an infection caused by the amoeba that has proved fatal in 97% of reported cases. CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The Douglas County Department of Health based in Omaha reported that doctors believe the child died of primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by the naegleria fowleri amoeba. Suspect in attack of Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z An infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba most likely killed a child who swam in a Nebraska river over the weekend, health officials said Thursday. Brain-Eating Amoeba Most Likely Caused Nebraska Child’s Death, Officials Say 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The amoeba occurs naturally in fresh water and there is no routine test for its presence, Nevada health officials said. Brain-eating amoeba killed boy after he swam in Lake Mead, authorities say 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Phagocytosis allows amoebae to move and pseudopodia help in the uptake of nutrients. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The Douglas County Department of Health based in Omaha, Nebraska, reported Wednesday that doctors believe the child died of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a usually fatal infection caused by the naegleria fowleri amoeba. Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Health officials say they believe the child came into contact with the amoeba Sunday while swimming in the Elkhorn River. Suspect in attack of Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z At a news conference on Thursday, health officials said the typically fatal infection is caused by Naegleria fowleri, also known as brain-eating amoeba, and most likely led to the child’s death. Brain-Eating Amoeba Most Likely Caused Nebraska Child’s Death, Officials Say 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Eating your own kind is fairly common throughout the animal world, from single-celled amoebas to salamanders, he and his colleagues report in a new review in Ecology. Why some animals turn cannibal 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Phagocytosis helps amoebae to take up nutrients and cilia help amoebae move. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Health officials believe the child came into contact with the amoeba on Sunday while swimming in the Elkhorn River just west of Omaha. Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Last month, a Missouri resident died in southwestern Iowa of the same infection probably caused by the amoeba. Suspect in attack of Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Last month, a person in Missouri died because of the same amoeba infection, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Brain-Eating Amoeba Most Likely Caused Nebraska Child’s Death, Officials Say 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Many eukaryotes, such as amoebas, many algae, and yeasts, live as single cells. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Phagocytosis helps amoebae in cell division and pseudopodia help amoebae move. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Last month, a Missouri resident died of the same infection likely caused by the amoeba at Lake of Three Fires in southwestern Iowa. Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Others will move about through the tissue spaces very much like amoebas, continuously extending their plasma membranes, sometimes wandering freely, and sometimes moving toward the direction in which they are drawn by chemical signals. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The brain-eating amoebas, which are single-cell organisms, usually thrive in warm freshwater lakes, rivers, canals and ponds, though they can also be present in soil. Brain-Eating Amoeba Most Likely Caused Nebraska Child’s Death, Officials Say 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Many unicellular protists move like amoebas, changing their shape in a process that makes use of pseudopods. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, paramecia and amoebas, which are protists that lack cell walls, have contractile vacuoles. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z People are usually infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose while swimming or diving into lakes and rivers. Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Its sediments capture the typical 1950s markers, along with spikes in lead, aluminum, titanium from nearby smokestacks—and even the extinction of amoebas that once thrived in the peat. Bogs, lakebeds, and sea floors compete to become Anthropocene’s ‘golden spike’ 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The nickname for the amoebas is derived from the way they destroy brain tissue, using the brain as a food source after being forced up the sinuses through a rush of water. Brain-Eating Amoeba Most Likely Caused Nebraska Child’s Death, Officials Say 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “Some tap water contains low levels of organisms — such as bacteria and protozoa, including amoebas — that may be safe to swallow because stomach acid kills them,” guidance from the FDA states. How neti pots and nasal rinsing could help with that stuffy nose 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z “On such occasions, it is often the gods who are to blame. They slip into a person like an amoeba, and from within one person, they watch another one.” Review | In Sheila Heti’s ‘Pure Colour,’ the plot is just an excuse for philosophical musings 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z If you’ve heard reports of nasal rinsing causing fatal amoeba infections of the brain, it may be hard to wash that fear from your mind. Do neti pots really work? 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z A child died after visiting a Texas splash pad and becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, city officials revealed Monday. Child dead after infected by rare brain-eating amoeba found at Texas splash pad 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Dr. Matthew Donahue, the state epidemiologist, said in a statement that while most infections caused by brain-eating amoeba occur in the South, recent infections have been identified farther north. Brain-Eating Amoeba Most Likely Caused Nebraska Child’s Death, Officials Say 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Although there have been some reports of nasal rinsing leading to fatal infections from a brain-eating amoeba that can be found in fresh water, Bleier and other experts emphasized that those cases are “extremely rare.” How neti pots and nasal rinsing could help with that stuffy nose 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Working on large gridded canvases prepared by assistants, he worked from left to right and top to bottom, filling each square of the grid with colorful painted shapes resembling doughnuts, amoebas and hot dogs. Chuck Close, artist of outsized reality, dies at 81 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Tap water may contain low levels of amoebas and still be safe to drink, because stomach acid can kill these organisms. Do neti pots really work? 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z A North Carolina child died from a brain infection caused by an amoeba last week after swimming in a private pond, public health officials said Tuesday. North Carolina child dies from rare brain infection linked to swim in private pond 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z “We often joke that humans are just amoebas with hair,” says study senior author Douglas Robinson, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University. Treating a Deadly Lung Disease with a Little Help from Amoebas 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Guterl recalls a conversation with Cantrell in which he likened the runners to "a bunch of amoebas on a slide under a microscope". Last person standing: The race with no finish line 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Not only were we turning into human popsicles, but now we had to worry about accidentally ingesting a brain-eating amoeba. 'Shivering under a pile of six blankets, I finally lost it': my week in frozen Texas hell 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Grade school amoeba friends are silly, so-so role models. What to watch with your kids: ‘Penguin Bloom,’ ‘Finding Ohana’ and more 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z The amoeba that caused the sickness is naturally present in freshwater. North Carolina child dies from rare brain infection linked to swim in private pond 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Robinson and some collaborators are working to start a company that will use amoebas to screen candidates for future therapies, including ones for COPD. Treating a Deadly Lung Disease with a Little Help from Amoebas 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Bringing back the man who’s already in the conversation for greatest coach in Seattle sports history seemed like it required all the brainpower of an amoeba. It’s stating the obvious, but there was no way Brian Schmetzer wasn’t going to coach the Sounders 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z It was found within amoebas, which are single-celled eukaryotes. How viruses shape our world 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z From a distance they looked like amoebas, and up close they bulged and rippled like flesh. An Artist’s Continuing Exploration of the Human Form 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Rodents are a prime contender for the mystery host, Stone says, although amoeba and some insects have also been infected with leprosy in the lab. Leprosy, ancient scourge of humans, found to assail wild chimpanzees 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The deadly amoeba does not cause an infection if it is in water that a person drinks as it is killed by normal levels of stomach acid. Boil-water notice lifted from Texas city where microbe found 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Naegleria fowleri is a free-living microscopic amoeba, or single-celled living organism commonly found in warm freshwater and soil, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Texas residents warned of tap water tainted with brain-eating microbe 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Then the Marseille team discovered two more behemoths—again, both parasites of amoebas—one taken from shallow marine sediments off the coast of Chile, the other from a pond in Australia. How viruses shape our world 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Naegleria fowleri is a free-living microscopic amoeba, or single-celled living organism commonly found in warm freshwater and soil, according to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Houston-area water may be tainted with brain-eating microbe 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z The amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwaters such as lakes, ponds, canals and rivers. Brain-eating amoeba claims life of Florida boy, 13 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Findings reported on August 27 in Science show how two kinds of cells—one a dirt-dwelling amoeba and the other a mouse cancer cell line—manage these seemingly impossible journeys. Cells Solve an English Hedge Maze with the Same Skills They Use to Traverse the Body 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Commonly found in warm freshwater, the amoeba enters the body through the nose. Rare brain-eating amoeba case found in Florida 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z These amoebas had been collected in water taken from a cooling tower in Bradford, England. How viruses shape our world 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Writing about it in the Evening Standard, Anthony Burgess summed up the establishment mood, railing against “the megacrowd, reducing the individual intelligence to that of an amoeba”. The power of crowds 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z One is to start a new playwriting training/program/pod/amoeba where playwrights and architects are in a lab together. 25 top theater minds dream the future: What will the post-pandemic stage look like? 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z The research team confirmed the use of this tactic in both an amoeba and a mammalian cell line, suggesting a commonality among cells engaged in long-distance orienteering. Cells Solve an English Hedge Maze with the Same Skills They Use to Traverse the Body 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z In 2014, a virus frozen in permafrost for 30,000 years that scientists retrieved was able to infect an amoeba after being revived in the lab. The coronavirus isn’t alive. That’s why it’s so hard to kill. 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z A previously unknown one, found in Siberia in 2014 after having been confined in permafrost for 30,000 years, was injected into an amoeba and “sprang into action with the lustiness of youth.” Opinion | You are not a teetering contraption 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z They don’t seem to care about the ideology or character of their candidate as long as she or he isn’t a white nationalist with the attention span of an amoeba. After New Hampshire it's clear: Joe Biden's campaign is on life support | Richard Wolffe 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z These microbes—some the size of bacteria—were first discovered in amoeba in 2003. Scientists discover virus with no recognizable genes 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Experts say a flash drought often begins as a pin-sized swelter in one county, then expands like an amoeba across the landscape. As Temperatures Rise, “Flash Drought” Takes Hold Across South 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z "But then, when it got to land, amoebas and other soil organisms worked on it for three decades or so until new C. gattii variants arose that were much more pathogenic to animals and people." Tsunamis linked to deadly fungal disease 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Known for amoeba fronts and fire-zone blitzes on passing downs, the Ravens unleashed those designs at random — basically any down, any time - to keep Reid and Mahomes guessing. Take 5: Ravens' rematch vs. Mahomes highlights Week 3 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z It occurs when the amoeba enters the body through the nose, which may happen while swimming or diving in warm freshwater. Texas girl who contracted brain-eating amoeba dies, family says 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z In a local artificial lake, he and his colleagues found not only new giant viruses but also a virus that--because of its small size—was unlike most that infect in amoeba. Scientists discover virus with no recognizable genes 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z In another room, about a dozen people entangled themselves in what they called an amoeba hug. Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z A group in the United States will be measuring the abundance of testate amoebae — single-celled microorganisms surrounded by a shell that persists for thousands of years. Humans versus Earth: the quest to define the Anthropocene 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The state Department of Health and Human Resources said in a news release Wednesday that the infection was caused by the amoeba naturally present in warm freshwater during the summer. Brain-eating amoeba kills person who swam in NC manmade lake 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The chances of contracting a brain-eating amoeba in the U.S. remain rare. Texas girl who contracted brain-eating amoeba dies, family says 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z It reminded me of a flag, if your mascot were a crazed amoeba. Joanne Greenbaum’s sculptures find poignancy in imperfection 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Stabile’s mother is seeking more than $1 million in damages and alleges that the park's blue-green dyed waters "masked a pathogen soup" that allowed the amoeba to thrive. Mother of Texas man who contracted deadly brain-eating amoeba sues surf park 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Populations of these amoebae explode, often to the detriment of other species, when nutrients from human habitation and agricultural run-off provide excessive nourishment. Humans versus Earth: the quest to define the Anthropocene 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Health officials say testing found evidence of the rare but deadly amoeba at one of the four attractions at the BSR Cable Park and Surf Resort in Waco. Suit claims ‘pathogen soup’ let amoeba thrive at Texas park 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The building’s outline has never quite recovered, resembling at first an amoeba — “The Blob that Ate Wilshire Boulevard” read a headline in Architectural Record in 2014 — and later a boomerang. In a new redesign LACMA experiences shrinkage — and shapeshifts yet again 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z These bizarre creatures are made of amoebas that feed on bacteria and live independently for most of their lives. 2.1-Billion-Year-Old Tracks May Be Giant Ancient "Slime Molds" [Video] 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z A researcher observes the life cycle of Pithovirus, a giant virus that infects amoebae.Credit: Classify viruses — the gain is worth the pain 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Between an atom and an amoeba lies something profound and perplexing. 'I predict a great revolution': inside the struggle to define life 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z It alleges the park’s blue-green dyed waters “masked a pathogen soup” that allowed the amoeba to thrive. Suit claims ‘pathogen soup’ let amoeba thrive at Texas park 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The research, published in the journal Chemical Neuroscience, showed that repurposing seizure medicines and binding them to silver might kill the amoebae while sparing human cells. A Silver Bullet Against the Brain-Eating Amoeba? 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z I received dozens of emails and messages from readers asking questions on how to avoid infection from brain-eating amoebas because people care about staying healthy and alive. What were The Seattle Times’ top stories of 2018? Here’s the list. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, keep an eye on how the Chargers combat the Ravens’ amoeba fronts. Take 5: Steelers-Saints center stage in Week 16 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Water samples taken by Texas authorities found evidence of the amoeba that causes the infection. Kelly Slater’s Shock Wave 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z The woman, who was 69 years old, died in February — roughly a month after doctors discovered the amoeba in her brain and about a year after she was initially infected. Washington woman dead from brain-eating amoeba after using neti pot filled with tap water, report says 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z In laboratory testing, each of the three drug-silver combinations decreased the number of amoebae cells over time. A Silver Bullet Against the Brain-Eating Amoeba? 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Also, in general, a unique health anomaly and a headline containing “brain-eating amoeba” draws some attention and conversation. What were The Seattle Times’ top stories of 2018? Here’s the list. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Her doctor tells The Seattle Times there was “amoeba all over the place just eating brain cells.” Doctors blame tap water in neti pot for brain-eating amoeba 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z After contracting the amoebas, the woman developed a red sore on her nose. Brain-eating amoebas kill Seattle woman who rinsed her sinuses with tap water. Doctor warns this could happen again. 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The researchers studied this phenomenon by depriving yeast and amoebas of nutrients. "Lava-Lamp" Proteins May Help Cells Cheat Death 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Just this month, he described the corruption plaguing South Africa as an "amoeba" with "tentacles all over". S African leader to repay campaign money 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Stacey Peoples, 49, was left without vision in her left eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare infection in which an amoeba attacks the outer layer of the eye. Mom temporarily blinded by parasite after swimming with contacts 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z I suppose what has changed in the era of President You Know Who is that those first three categories have expanded like an overfed amoeba, and have swallowed all the “regular people.” Two weeks before the blue wave: Here are 5 ways the Democrats could still totally blow it 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z It is thought the amoebas are primarily soil-based, but the “exact environmental niche is really unknown”, Cope said in an email. Brain-eating amoebas kill Seattle woman who rinsed her sinuses with tap water. Doctor warns this could happen again. 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z That group will be tested mentally this week against an expansive collection of amoeba fronts. Take 5: Battle in Baltimore highlights Week 7 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Conditions favorable to the growth of the deadly amoeba were also found at the other attractions. 'Brain-eating' amoeba that killed New Jersey man likely came from Texas water park: report 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Stabile’s case is the first to be reported in New Jersey, according to CDC data, but officials don’t think that is where he was exposed to the amoeba. A rare brain-eating amoeba takes another life in the U.S. 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z A spinal tap revealed he was infected with the amoeba, and he died on Sept. 21. A Man Died After Being Infected With Brain-Eating Amoeba. Here’s What You Should Know. 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Viewed over a box or taped up on the light board, every new film would show a pattern of dark ovals, like a herd of giant amoebas racing across a bright plain. The Scientist Who Scrambled Darwin’s Tree of Life 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z In big history’s egalitarian worldview, humans share the same stage as amoebas. Review | A journey through billions of years that nails home the point: Life is a miracle 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z A ‘brain-eating amoeba’ lurking in the water ended up killing her. A 5-year-old girl’s sudden paralysis was a mystery. Then her mother checked her scalp. 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z But in the process, 20 percent of the amoebas sacrifice themselves to become that stalk instead of making spores, purely to the advantage of the other 80 percent. The Elusive Calculus of Insect Altruism 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Lanier told her that, no, the illustrations she had mistaken for amoebas were greens and bunkers. At the Masters, Low-Tech Data Still Rules 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z In the classic science-fiction film The Blob, a meteorite lands in a small town carrying an alien amoeba. Big data for the people: it's time to take it back from our tech overlords 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Generalized intelligence, that produces technology, took a lot longer to develop, however, and the road from amoebas to hominids is littered with evolutionary accidents. Intelligent Life Elsewhere? Maybe It’s Hiding 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z They wondered whether it might help the bacterium interact with its host, the amoeba. Bacteria Stab Amoebas to Escape Being Eaten 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Three evolutionary scientists who guest-curated the show offered their perspectives on how evolution explains not just the characteristics of amoebas, ants and antelopes but also the uniquely human endeavor of art. Promiscuous Men, Chaste Women and Other Gender Myths 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z These amoebas lives in warm bodies of fresh water and infect you when you get contaminated water up your nose. Forget Sharks: 7 Things in the Water Swimmers Should Actually Fear 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z The amoeba starts expanding, swallowing up people and structures, threatening to envelop the whole town, until the air force swoops in and airlifts it to the Arctic. Big data for the people: it's time to take it back from our tech overlords 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z These surfaces included spheres, amoebas and complex hyperbolic structures, or saddle-shaped or doughnut-shaped abstract objects with multiple openings. Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win Fields Medal in mathematics, dies at 40 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z They appear to be symbionts – quite possibly parasites, although that is still unclear -- of the amoebas they live in, acquiring both food and shelter from their host. Bacteria Stab Amoebas to Escape Being Eaten 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z “Mastering these approaches allowed Mirzakhani to pursue her fascination for describing the geometric and dynamic complexities of curved surfaces spheres, doughnut shapes and even amoebas – in as great detail as possible.” Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win mathematics' Fields medal, dies at 40 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z “Mastering these approaches allowed Mirzakhani to pursue her fascination for describing the geometric and dynamic complexities of curved surfaces — spheres, doughnut shapes and even amoebas — in as great detail as possible.” Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win Fields Medal, dies 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z A chlorine burn involves boosting chlorine levels to one known to kill the amoeba and bio-film, known to provide a place for the amoeba to live. Potentially deadly amoeba found in Louisiana water system 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z They are just like the amoebas you may recall from school, with the blobby lobes and the food engulfment meal plan. Internet Sees Mysterious Gathering (Council?) of Gandalf-Themed Creatures 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z To see what it was doing with its big guns, they sliced through infected amoebae and observed the thin sections with a microscope. Bacteria Stab Amoebas to Escape Being Eaten 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The viruses do not seem to infect the same type of amoeba as Mimivirus and other known giant viruses. Giant virus discovery sparks debate over tree of life 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The amoeba is widespread in warm, open waters. US National Whitewater Center needs county permit to reopen 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z They can also determine a bacterium's ability to infect others: Legionella pneumophila, which causes Legionnaires' disease, must have the Cas protein Cas2 in order to infect the amoeba that is its natural host. Five big mysteries about CRISPR’s origins 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Presumably, amoeba shells serve the same function as seashells: mobile home/security system. Internet Sees Mysterious Gathering (Council?) of Gandalf-Themed Creatures 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z For example, the "brain-eating amoeba," which enters the human body through the nose and then devours the brain, is usually only found in warmer states like Florida or Texas. The Coming Public Health Disaster 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z There were projections of skulls, amoebas, light poles — the overall effect was like being inside a spell. Psychedelic Norwegian theater company brings mind-bending adventure to On the Boards 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Doctors believe he was exposed to the amoeba at a freshwater lake a few days earlier, ABC News reported. Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2016 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Hospital staffers had been trained to look for the amoeba, which often is contracted through the nose when swimming in freshwater lakes or rivers. Teen survives rare amoeba infection that kills most people 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z But like most testate amoebae, species of Arcella are hard to tell apart. Internet Sees Mysterious Gathering (Council?) of Gandalf-Themed Creatures 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z The doors opened on a loft, two thousand square feet filled with bright-colored “organic chaotic” paintings shaped like amoebas and “hard-edge” paintings of rakishly angled black geometric shapes on raw linen. A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Cases of the so-called “brain-eating” amoeba are rare - just a handful in the U.S. every year - but get attention. Brain-eating amoeba found in popular Grand Teton soak spot 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z A Florida teen is recovering after becoming only the fourth person in the last 50 years to survive infection with the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which is fatal in 97 percent of cases. Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2016 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says only four out of 138 people have survived being infected with the amoeba in the past 50 years, including DeLeon, according to the hospital's doctors. Teen survives rare amoeba infection that kills most people 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Cases of the so-called “brain-eating” amoeba are rare — just a handful in the U.S. every year — but get attention. Brain-eating amoeba found in popular Grand Teton soak spot 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z He called the C.D.C. immediately, and the amoeba was found in a sample of her spinal fluid. My Vacation With a Brain-Eating Amoeba 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z National Whitewater Center acknowledges that algae in its artificial whitewater course weakened the effectiveness of its filters to disinfect waterborne illnesses, such as a brain-eating amoeba that was fatal to one visitor. Whitewater Center: Algae weakened defense against illnesses 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z But Adalja said it's just as likely that doctors are more aware of the amoeba, increasing the odds that the brain infection will be accurately diagnosed. Is Swimming Safe in Areas With the Freshwater 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba? 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Acting on a hunch, emergency room doctors ordered a spinal tap to test for meningitis, and lab scientist Sheila Black found the amoeba moving in the spinal fluid. Teen survives rare amoeba infection that kills most people 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The much-speeded-up video shows the polyps of one species engaging the others by extending their digestive systems like an attacking amoeba to digest the invaders. Tiny Coral on the Seafloor, Ready for Its Close-Up 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The amoeba is more frequently reported in southern states, especially Florida and Texas in the summer. My Vacation With a Brain-Eating Amoeba 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The amoeba is not dangerous when swallowed, but is when it enters the body through the nose. Officials ponder what to do with water blamed in death 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z They show a Seattle before the boxlike apartment developments and rectangular offices expanded like concrete amoebas. Check out these old photos from Seattle’s archive. They tell millions of stories. 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Doctors lowered the teen's body temperature to 33 degrees, induced a coma, inserted a breathing tube and gave him a cocktail of drugs that help kill the amoeba. Teen survives rare amoeba infection that kills most people 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z In the event of brain infection, the amoeba causes illness up to nine days after exposure. North Carolina waterpark closes rafting after brain-eating amoeba kills teen 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z And it’s very likely he’ll be an amoeba of sorts for Brown and play all five positions at one point or another. No matter position, Simmons centerpiece of 76ers’ offense 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Miniature vampires still exist today, in the form of vampyrellid amoebae. You May Owe Your Existence to Tiny Vampires 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The mysterious organisms from the Gaoyuzhuang rock formation appear to belong to the branch of life known as the eukaryotes, which today includes everything from single-celled amoebae to plants, fungi and animals. Life forms 'went large' a billion years ago - BBC News 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Because the amoeba infection is so rare, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention typically flies the drug miltefosine to the patient. Teen survives rare amoeba infection that kills most people 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z “The levels of UV radiation disinfection utilized every day, continuously, at the center are sufficient to ‘inactivate’ the water-born amoeba in question to an effective level of 99.99%,” the non-profit said in a statement. North Carolina waterpark closes rafting after brain-eating amoeba kills teen 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z Not just resting, the way fish and wasps and even amoebas do, but really, truly sleeping, the way humans do. These dozing ‘dragons’ could change how we think about sleep 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z They most likely fed in the same way that some modern-day, single-celled vampires—known as vampyrellid amoebae—consume their food. You May Owe Your Existence to Tiny Vampires 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z All the eukaryotes, from humans to flowers to amoebae, fit on a slender twig. Scientists Unveil New ‘Tree of Life’ 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Like expanding amoebas, successful candidates often absorb the popular approaches of their opponents, thus strengthening themselves and blunting the competitor. Democrats move left, Republicans move right, middle ground disappears 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z In moments of starvation, these soil-dwelling amoebas crowd together and build a tower rising above the ground from which they disperse their spores to other, more hospitable places. The Woman Who Stared at Wasps 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Myxozoans were once considered protists—falling into the same group as amoebas, paramecia, and slime molds. Fish parasite is a stripped-down jellyfish 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The amoeba was found in late July on the Assumption side, which serves Modeste and Smoke Bend. Ascension Parish conducts chlorine burn against amoeba 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Like immense amoebas on the prowl, America’s already huge corporations are combining like nobody’s business. We need a new trust-busting movement in America 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z "The question was: Is this a weird human cancer with cells that are very small or is it a really strange protozoan infection? We thought it could be a weird amoeba." Cancer Traced to Tapeworm Infection 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z The amoebas must have been doing something really amazing for you to change. The Woman Who Stared at Wasps 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Neither plant nor animal, these single-cell amoebas feed on bacteria but aggregate when their food source becomes scarce to form glossy, bulbous, shape-shifting multicellular plasmodia that develop fruiting bodies. 'Creeping Garden' documentary covers slime mold with style instead of substance 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z East Africa to me is the moment DNA developed and moved from the amoeba stage into now the body structure stage of life. Diana Nyad Talks to TIME About Her Life and Career 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z They will place it in a single cell amoeba in order to research it. 30,000-Year-Old Virus Discovered in Siberia 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Health officials say the amoeba is dangerous only if it gets high up the nose, to the skull’s opening for olfactory nerves. Hundreds flood meeting on brain-eating amoeba in Sterlington 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Infections with the amoeba are rare but usually fatal, CNN reported. Health Highlights: Aug 31, 2015 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z A Junior Olympian in Texas believed to be infected with a brain-eating amoeba is fighting for his life, his family says. Health Highlights: Aug 26, 2015 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The bacteria's natural hosts are other single-celled organisms such as amoebae. New York City Outbreak: What Is Legionnaire's Disease? 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Chlorine levels are being increased to higher-than-required levels to ensure that the remaining amoebae are removed. 'Brain-eating amoeba' found in water supply near New Orleans - BBC News 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z It’s the stuff of horror films: The tiny amoeba crawls up the nose to the brain, where it wreaks havoc, killing 97 percent of its victims. Did ‘brain-eating amoeba’ kill a 14-year-old swimmer? 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The amoeba does not harm people if they drink it or if it gets on their skin. Health Highlights: July 27, 2015 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The infection caused by the amoeba is called primary amebic meningoencephalitis, which destroys brain tissue, the CDC says. Climate Change May Be Pushing 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba to Northern Lakes 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Doctors were treating him for a suspected case of amebic meningoencephalitis, an extremely rare condition caused by an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z State and federal health officials have been trying to confirm whether Boutain's brain infection was caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, a water parasite that is more common in warmer southern states. Health Highlights: July 10, 2015 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But while the amoeba is certainly devastating for the small number of people it infects, calling it a brain-eater may not be quite right. Did ‘brain-eating amoeba’ kill a 14-year-old swimmer? 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z If confirmed, it would be Minnesota’s third verified death from the amoeba. Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CDT 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Centers for Disease Control and Prevention referred to the amoeba as "heat-loving." Climate Change May Be Pushing 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba to Northern Lakes 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z If confirmed, it would be Minnesota's third verified death from the amoeba. Teen who got brain infection after swimming in Minnesota lake dies; water parasite suspected 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z A teen boy has died of rare brain infection he developed after swimming in a Minnesota lake, and health officials are trying to determine if it was caused by a brain-eating amoeba. Health Highlights: July 10, 2015 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The immune system’s response to infection — not the amoeba itself — is the real killer, some scientists suspect. Did ‘brain-eating amoeba’ kill a 14-year-old swimmer? 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z If confirmed, it would be Minnesota’s third verified case of the amoeba. Experts try to gauge threat to Minnesota from water parasite 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The amoeba normally lives in warmer waters in the southern United States. Climate Change May Be Pushing 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba to Northern Lakes 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z State health officials are investigating if a brain-eating amoeba infected a child while swimming in a Minnesota lake. Health Highlights: July 9, 2015 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Two other amoeba also cause infections in people. Summer Terrors: Brain Eating Amoebae! 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z When immune cells were absent from a lab dish, the amoebas took eight hours longer to damage human blood vessel cells, Baig reports, than when they were present. Did ‘brain-eating amoeba’ kill a 14-year-old swimmer? 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Health officials are eager to note, however, that the occurrences of the amoeba are rare and infections even rarer. Brain-Eating Parasite Kills California Woman 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Health officials say symptoms start within a few days of exposure to an amoeba. Brain-eating amoeba kills woman in Eastern Sierra, health officials say 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z There are zero to eight parasitic amoeba infections in the United States each year and nearly all are fatal, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ABC News reported. Health Highlights: July 9, 2015 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Of all the scary summertime bogeymen, amoeba might win any contest. Summer Terrors: Brain Eating Amoebae! 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z The microbes studied range from viruses and bacteria too small to see under a microscope to the single-celled amoebas or Paramecium that children study in biology classes. Scientists Sample the Ocean and Find Tiny Additions to the Tree of Life 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z This is what allows things like amoebae to move around and engulf their prey. Shape-shifters 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The infectious amoeba then travels to the brain and causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis, which is fatal. Brain-eating amoeba kills woman in Eastern Sierra, health officials say 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z All so-called eukaryotes share our cellular complexity: animals, plants, fungi, even single-celled protozoans like amoebae. Under the Sea, a Missing Link in the Evolution of Complex Cells 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Ghosts, gods, demons, superheroes, ether, X rays, amoebas, emotions, mathematical concepts, dark matter, Casper, Pete’s Dragon, the Cheshire Cat—what is all this stuff doing in the same category? A Beginner’s Guide to Invisibility 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The amoeba can form cysts to survive dry conditions, protecting the bacteria within them, and then still be infectious months later. Leprosy Isn't Gone -- And Women Bear The Burden 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z So they performed a staining technique that revealed the presence of amoebae. How a 12-Year-Old Survived a Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Test results show that a 21-year-old Bishop woman who died last month after waking up from a nap was suffering from a brain-eating amoeba, public health officials said. Brain-eating amoeba kills woman in Eastern Sierra, health officials say 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The amoeba is on the move, perhaps because temperatures are increasing. Brain-Eating Amoeba in Tap Water Killed Child, Study Confirms He’ll talk about electricity and amoebas while everyone else is busy thinking about girls. Broadway actors on their roles in ‘Diner’ 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z One cool study showed that the bacteria can live for months inside amoebae that may be found in soil, water, and even in human mucous. Leprosy Isn't Gone -- And Women Bear The Burden 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z So she and her colleagues placed three dead pigs on the ground and measured their effects on the density of testate amoebas in the soil underneath the cadavers. A Surprising Time-of-Death Tool 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z The Department of Health and Hospitals asked for the investigation because brain-eating amoebas were found in parish water, even though records indicated chlorine levels high enough to kill them. Police: Parish water records inconsistent 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Rather, the amoeba travels up through the nose into the brain, so officials are warning residents to be careful while swimming, ABC News reported. Brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana water supply 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z So far there are no current illnesses, and health officials have tried to calm nerves by explaining that “the amoeba can only be harmful if ingested through the nose.” Now Teenagers Value Tech Over Clothes and Other Fascinating News on the Web 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z “The hotter it gets, the more likely this amoeba will be in our lakes and rivers and streams,” said Dr Jimmy Guidry, Louisiana’s state health officer and medical director. Louisiana residents warned of brain-eating organism in water supply 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Only by day 64 did the amoebas start to rebound in the soil under the pig. A Surprising Time-of-Death Tool 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Officials say there are currently no known cases of illness related to the amoeba in the parish or elsewhere in the state. DHH: killer amoeba found in St. John water system 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z The water system where the amoeba was discovered provides for 12,577 people, the news outlet reported. Brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana water supply 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z It thinks the government is a colossal amoeba twitching mindlessly in response to tiny pinpricks of pain from an endless army of micro-brained interest groups. 1776 2.0: The Front Lines Of The New Revolt 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z “I’m sure there are other waters systems that have the amoeba that aren’t even looking for it.” Louisiana residents warned of brain-eating organism in water supply 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The list includes an orange fungus found hiding in the soil in Tunisia, a giant amoeba living in the Mediterranean and a transparent shrimp that swims near Catalina Island, off Southern California. Welcoming the Newly Discovered 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z During the testing, DHH discovered the system was not in compliance with the state’s emergency rule requiring water systems to maintain a minimum disinfectant residual level needed to control the amoeba. DHH: killer amoeba found in St. John water system 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z The amoeba is deadly and causes a deadly form of meningitis, ABC News reported. Brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana water supply 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The point is not to teach the amoeba nor to guide it, but simply to stay away from the lethal stupidity of its pseudopods. 1776 2.0: The Front Lines Of The New Revolt 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z They sing the praises of their beloved Dicty, and generally prefer the respectful descriptor ‘social amoeba’ to the disparaging ‘slime mould’. The game is on 2014-05-07T17:20:03.278Z And in February 2014, researchers studying Siberian permafrost reported that they were able to resurrect a giant 30,000-year-old virus that infects amoebae. Infectious diseases: Smallpox watch 2014-04-30T17:20:30.360Z Intriguingly, the amoebae likely derive little sustenance from the cells they nibble to death, the researchers said. Amoeba Takes Bites of Human Cells to Kill Them 2014-04-09T19:38:00Z On the other hand, consider that, at a few hundred micrometers long, this complex multicellular arthropod is roughly the same size as some large single-celled microbes like amoebae. New Worm-Like Mite Features Extraordinary Upholstery 2014-03-31T21:06:12Z The amoeba does not get smarter but it does get hungrier and bigger. 1776 2.0: The Front Lines Of The New Revolt 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Slime molds are cooperative because individual amoebae at particular stages aggregate into assemblages, which lead to sporulation and the next generation. Slime Molds Should Serve as Model for Climate Negotiations 2014-03-27T13:50:00Z Earlier this month, French virologists discovered viruses in 30,000-year-old Siberian permafrost that could still infect amoebae. Matter: A Growth Spurt at 1,500 Years Old 2014-03-17T22:16:46Z A better understanding of how this amoeba kills cells might lead to ways to prevent or treat amoebiasis, Petri said. Amoeba Takes Bites of Human Cells to Kill Them 2014-04-09T19:38:00Z Happily for humanity, the infected test subjects are amoebae, not people. Virology: The Siberia strain 2014-03-06T16:01:17Z The latest find, described online Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, appears to belong to a new family of mega-viruses that infect only amoeba. Another unanticipated effect of climate change: 30,000-year-old virus emerges from melting ice 2014-03-04T18:57:00Z Using permafrost samples provided by the Russian team, they fished for giant viruses by using amoebae — the typical targets of these pathogens — as bait. Giant Virus Resurrected from 30,000-year-old Ice 2014-03-04T05:00:00Z Tests show that it attacks amoebas, which are single-celled organisms, but does not infect humans or other animals. 30,000-year-old virus comes to life 2014-03-04T01:21:47Z The scientists also found that drugs that suppressed a protein unique to the amoeba stopped them from munching on the human cells. Amoeba Takes Bites of Human Cells to Kill Them 2014-04-09T19:38:00Z The amoebae began to die — a sign that something in the permafrost was killing them. Matter: Out of Siberian Ice, a Virus Revived 2014-03-03T21:19:37Z "Brain-eating amoeba" sound like something a zombie would infect you with. How the Spreading Symptoms of Climate Change Can be Deadly 2014-02-18T16:00:00Z The amoebae started dying, and the team found giant-virus particles inside them. Giant Virus Resurrected from 30,000-year-old Ice 2014-03-04T05:00:00Z "If it is true that these viruses survive in the same way those amoeba viruses survive, then smallpox is not eradicated from the planet - only the surface," he said. 30,000-year-old virus comes to life 2014-03-04T01:21:47Z The amoebae probably live mostly off the hordes of bacteria that normally live in the human gut, the researchers said. Amoeba Takes Bites of Human Cells to Kill Them 2014-04-09T19:38:00Z The thawed virus, which infects amoebae, is not a threat to humans. Matter: Out of Siberian Ice, a Virus Revived 2014-03-03T21:19:37Z Legionella pneumophila, the bacterial cause of Legionnaires' disease, lives symbiotically inside wild aquatic amoebas and similarly mistakenly infects human macrophages when victims inhale it. Accident of Evolution Allows Fungi to Thrive in Our Bodies 2013-11-23T14:15:00.387Z I guess that is as opposed to liking me as an alien or an amoeba? The story behind the hidden number 1,729 2013-10-14T23:36:43Z For example, the cartoonish outlines around bright carbonic ices evoke amoeba in photos of Mars’s south pole. ‘This Is Mars’ celebrates the art of exploration 2013-10-14T16:56:00Z If the amoebae aren't getting significant nutritional value from the cells they bite to death, then why kill them? Amoeba Takes Bites of Human Cells to Kill Them 2014-04-09T19:38:00Z When the scientists examined the colonies, they discovered that giant viruses were multiplying inside the amoebae. Matter: Out of Siberian Ice, a Virus Revived 2014-03-03T21:19:37Z Macrophages, which may share evolutionary roots with free-living amoebas, do virtually the same job in humans that amoebas do in the environment: they crawl around eating things. Accident of Evolution Allows Fungi to Thrive in Our Bodies 2013-11-23T14:15:00.387Z Inside the amoeba, teams elbow each other, jab ribs and collide wheels in constant combat for the best position. Downfall of a Champion 2013-10-08T23:05:21Z This week the CDC announced the availability of miltefosine for treatment of these amoeba infections. Where's the Real Danger from Infection This Summer? 2013-08-27T17:15:00.313Z However, the researchers now show the reverse happens: The amoebae nibble on cells to kill them. Amoeba Takes Bites of Human Cells to Kill Them 2014-04-09T19:38:00Z The disease is caused by a "brain-eating amoeba," according to the CDC website, that is found in warm rivers, lakes and streams, primarily in the southern United States. Arkansas water park closes after rare meningitis confirmed 2013-07-29T22:19:31Z In our case, those things are bits of junk and microbes, which they ingest and kill with digestive enzymes—just like wild amoebas. Accident of Evolution Allows Fungi to Thrive in Our Bodies 2013-11-23T14:15:00.387Z The pack, called a peloton, resembles a graceful amoeba—its perimeter changing shape as it floats down the road. Downfall of a Champion 2013-10-08T23:05:21Z Let’s look first at amoeba infections, at the new treatment, and then at the broader implications for drug repurposing. Where's the Real Danger from Infection This Summer? 2013-08-27T17:15:00.313Z Because trogocytosis is seen in both amoebae and humans, this might be evolutionarily ancient, "dating back well before multicellular organisms evolved," Petri said. Amoeba Takes Bites of Human Cells to Kill Them 2014-04-09T19:38:00Z A decade ago, the discovery in an amoeba of a virus that rivals the size of a small bacterium prompted a rethinking of... How to Grow a New Head 2013-07-24T06:15:00Z Some were as big as a few centimetres across — remember, built by entirely unicellular amoebae! A note on paleo-protistology in Chicago 2013-07-20T20:15:03.207Z Even single-celled amoebas will move to investigate new sources of light or heat, says Sheryl Bishop, who studies human performance in extreme environments at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Eureka: Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death! 2013-07-16T09:00:01Z The Naegleria story is important because it illustrates the need for better understandings of pathogenesis of diseases and why only a few unlucky people become infected when many are exposed to amoeba. Where's the Real Danger from Infection This Summer? 2013-08-27T17:15:00.313Z "Maybe, by leaving dead cells around, the amoebae suppress inflammation that might otherwise hurt them," Petri said. Amoeba Takes Bites of Human Cells to Kill Them 2014-04-09T19:38:00Z Giant viruses may lurk harmlessly in our bodies, invading the amoebae we harbor. Changing View on Viruses: Not So Small After All 2013-07-18T18:00:12Z Digital started to play a role where at the edge it was like an amoeba. Stephen Gillett's Rise From CIO of Starbucks to COO of Symantec 2013-07-15T13:07:00Z About that digestive system: unlike amoebas, Cymbomonas doesn’t just ingest food on any old part of its body. Green Alga Found to Prey on Bacteria, Bolstering Endosymbiotic Theory 2013-06-30T19:15:01.987Z The amoeba itself occupies the space inside its chambers, as well as extruding a network of pseudopods outside its home, feeding on unfortunate prey who swim by. Squatters of the microbial world: foram-in-a-foram 2013-06-12T23:45:00.353Z Turns out, yes, we should be — if the construction workers in question are amoebae. Coffee interferes with construction efforts... if you're an amoeba 2013-05-08T02:45:05.043Z But according to Christopher Taylor at the Catalogue of Organisms, the idea that xenophyophores are giant amoebas or the world’s largest cells is a bit misleading. What Lives at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench? More Than You Might Think 2013-04-15T00:15:05.547Z The amoeba rides the frantic ciliate while extending its pseudopods, and eventually attaches itself to a surface, anchoring the ciliate to its doom. Gluttonous ciliate postscript: even large predators fall prey to amoebae 2013-04-14T11:45:00.360Z But it was UNLV's amoeba defense and the stifling full court press Tarkanian liked to employ that sparked most of the offense. Column: Time to induct Tark in Basketball Hall 2013-03-23T23:46:10Z But after Villa's amoebas were knocked out of both cups last week by lower-league opposition, this is one match that Paul Lambert dare not lose. The Fiver 2013-01-29T16:40:17Z Coffee interferes with construction efforts… if you’re an amoeba Bleary-eyed and staggering, many of us partake in a morning coffee ritual before mustering the courage to face the daily workload. Coffee interferes with construction efforts... if you're an amoeba 2013-05-08T02:45:05.043Z Describing them as giant amoebas is not really accurate if they are more of a tubular network. What Lives at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench? More Than You Might Think 2013-04-15T00:15:05.547Z Here is an organism that is both solitary and fully, suicidally social, a nearly perfect model creature for understanding how multicellular life emerged from the amoebae. What is it? Social Cells 2013-01-26T05:45:00.240Z Still murky is how the game's leaders intend to attack the spreading amoeba that is slow play. A Look Back At Golf In 2012 2012-12-05T05:00:00Z By the fourth day the tentacles were gone, and the organism ceased to resemble a medusa entirely; it looked instead like an amoeba. Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality? 2012-11-28T23:26:58Z The follow-up question regards what other psychoactive substances do to the amoeba’s construction capabilities. Coffee interferes with construction efforts... if you're an amoeba 2013-05-08T02:45:05.043Z It spends much of its time as an apparently typical microscopic single-celled amoeba, oozing about in wet soil grazing on bacteria. Starving to be Social: The Odd Life of Dictyostelium Slime Molds 2012-11-26T21:15:00.210Z And there haven’t been any amoebae here in a while, which is a problem. Frontonia: dissecting a ciliate appetite 2012-11-20T14:45:03.977Z In other words, the single-celled brainless amoebae did not grow living branches between pieces of food in a random manner; rather, they behaved like a team of human engineers, growing the most efficient networks possible. How Brainless Slime Molds Redefine Intelligence 2012-11-07T16:45:02.660Z The ministry was "very concerned" about the amoeba, he said. Fatal parasite strikes in Karachi 2012-10-09T15:52:20Z The amoeba travels from the nasal membranes to the brain. Deadly brain-eating amoeba resurfaces in Pakistani city 2012-10-09T06:21:30Z A multicellular slug of sorts, the group grows into a spore-making tower, a beacon for broadcasting amoebae out to richer grounds. Starving to be Social: The Odd Life of Dictyostelium Slime Molds 2012-11-26T21:15:00.210Z To buttress the manufactured pressure, Carolina will shake things up with amoeba looks before the snap. The Fifth Down: Carolina Panthers, 2012 N.F.L. Season Preview 2012-08-22T10:01:00Z The foreign tourists are here, moving languidly like amoebas on the sidewalks, clogging the subways and rounding the corners atop ubiquitous double-decker buses that rumble from Broadway to Brooklyn. A Quest to See the City That Tourists So Love 2012-07-21T14:29:28Z The amoeba travels to the brain through the nasal passages. Fatal parasite strikes in Karachi 2012-10-09T15:52:20Z It was an irregular shape; to me it resembled an amoeba. A Martian Joined Ray Bradbury and Me for Dinner in Paris 2012-06-11T21:01:06Z Here is an organism that is both solitary and fully, suicidally social, a near perfect model creature for understanding how multicellular life emerged from the amoebae. Starving to be Social: The Odd Life of Dictyostelium Slime Molds 2012-11-26T21:15:00.210Z Last year, Dr. Bartlett led a team that dropped cameras into the Mariana Trench and observed giant amoebas — a first in the inhospitable zone. James Cameron Prepares to Dive Into Mariana Trench 2012-03-08T07:07:21Z Cholera and dysentery also might be grouped with these, as cholera appears to be produced by various vibrios and dysentery by different amoebae. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z "The amoeba plastid is still a 'work in progress' in evolutionary terms," Bhattacharya notes. How the First Plant Came to Be 2012-02-16T19:45:18.817Z Legionella live within and, in fact, parasitize free-living amoebae in nature*. Legionnaire's Disease at the Luxor: What Causes It? 2012-02-01T15:45:00.217Z It moves like an amoeba through the white-matter pathway to the brain — so if we don't stop it, it will gain access to the entire brain and kill the patient. Oxygen chamber joins fight against cancer 2011-12-26T18:48:03Z Amoeba-Sized Insect Is Missing Some Pieces You can't shrink down to the size of an amoeba without losing parts of yourself. The Year in Pictures 2011-12-22T19:11:37Z In fact, the true amoebae seem to be more closely related to fungi and animals than it they are to Heterolobosea, the phylum that includes Naegleria. The Brain-Eating "Amoeba" Strikes Again 2011-12-21T23:45:05.610Z Like kefir, we and all other organisms made of nucleated cells, from amoebae to whales, are not only individuals, we are aggregates. Did Sex Emerge from Cannibalism? Sex, Death and Kefir, by Lynn Margulis (1938–2011) 2011-11-23T20:15:04.617Z Their preferred home in amoebas may explain why they like invading our macrophages so much. Legionnaire's Disease at the Luxor: What Causes It? 2012-02-01T15:45:00.217Z You can't shrink down to the size of an amoeba without losing parts of yourself. ScienceShot: Amoeba-Sized Insect Is Missing Some Pieces 2011-11-18T17:31:41Z The pigment is so persistent that giant amoebas called slime molds that dine on S. marcescens turn red just as flamingoes that eat shrimp turn pink. Miraculous Microbes: They Make Holy Statues "Bleed"--and Can Be Deadly, Too 2011-11-11T13:15:00.273Z But the trophozoite forms only superficially resemble amoebas; their DNA tells us they are something much different indeed. The Brain-Eating "Amoeba" Strikes Again 2011-12-21T23:45:05.610Z Slime molds are a remarkable lineage of amoebas that live in soil. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z Macrophages are amoeba-like immune cells that wander through your body at will — often slithering between tissue cells — looking for invading microbes to engulf and digest, just as amoebas feed. Legionnaire's Disease at the Luxor: What Causes It? 2012-02-01T15:45:00.217Z Health officials later found the amoeba in the home's water system. 3 die of brain infection from amoeba in water 2011-08-18T22:15:00Z They only superficially resemble amoebas; their DNA tells us they are something much different indeed. Just What is the Brain-Eating "Amoeba" Naegleria fowleri? 2011-08-17T23:15:02.107Z But when an amoeba gets lodged into a person's nose, it starts looking for food. Medical Mystery: 'Brain Eating' Amoeba Kills Three People 2011-08-17T23:18:20Z The amoebas make a pair of proteins on the surface of their cells, which fit snugly together — like “patches of Velcro,” as one researcher, Gad Shaulsky, put it. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z Legionella bacteria get taken up by our macrophages and then parasitize them — and in turn us — just as they do wild amoebas. Legionnaire's Disease at the Luxor: What Causes It? 2012-02-01T15:45:00.217Z About 120 U.S. cases - almost all of them deaths - have been reported since the amoeba was identified in the early 1960s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 3 die of brain infection from amoeba in water 2011-08-18T22:15:00Z In fact, the true amoebae may be more closely related to fungi and animals than it they are to Heterolobosea, the phylum that includes Naeglaria. Just What is the Brain-Eating "Amoeba" Naegleria fowleri? 2011-08-17T23:15:02.107Z A human is an "accidental end point for the amoeba after it's forced up the nose," Yoder said. Medical Mystery: 'Brain Eating' Amoeba Kills Three People 2011-08-17T23:18:20Z They belong to a separate lineage that evolved from ordinary soil amoebas. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z Perhaps it is a natural dispersal strategy for reaching new amoeba hosts. Legionnaire's Disease at the Luxor: What Causes It? 2012-02-01T15:45:00.217Z Yoder said the average age of the amoeba victims is 12. Amoeba blamed for swimming death in Florida 2011-08-15T22:20:18Z In actuality, the Falcons are aggressive in a lot of their zone blitz concepts – they just execute those blitzes out of more base formations instead of amoeba looks. The Fifth Down: 2011 Atlanta Falcons Season Preview 2011-08-05T10:00:55Z But before you panic, remember that infections with the amoeba, while tragic, are extremely uncommon. Medical Mystery: 'Brain Eating' Amoeba Kills Three People 2011-08-17T23:18:20Z Today, biologists no longer think of Dictyostelium as an embryo: It is more like a society of amoebas that come together for a common cause, for which some will sacrifice themselves. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z But on television, viewers receive hours of the peloton, the pack, constantly revising itself, like an amoeba under a microscope. Sports of The Times: When the Best Seat in the House Is in the House 2011-07-09T16:20:52Z The amoeba typically enters a swimmer's nose and invades the brain causing an almost always fatal infection, according to Jonathan Yoder, an epidemiologist at the CDC in Atlanta. Amoeba blamed for swimming death in Florida 2011-08-15T22:20:18Z But again in the fourth quarter, when microscopes turn into myth-making machines, James was the shrinking amoeba on the slide. Leading Off: Good When He Needed to Be Great 2011-06-10T17:08:46Z It's not certain what pushed some amoebas into celibacy, but they may have evolved in stable environments that didn't require the energy costs of, or genetic advantages conferred by sex. Sex and the Single Cell: Biologists Take a Fresh Look at 'Asexual' Amoebas 2011-05-10T23:45:02.093Z Inside the slug, about 1 percent of the amoebas turn into police. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z He concludes that amoebas “appear to be a training ground for the Vibrio and key to the infectivity of cholera.” Amoebas in Drinking Water: A Double Threat 2011-01-31T16:43:00Z It was also interesting to observe the cannibal amoeba swallowing one of its own kind and appropriating its structure to its own use, just as we might do the contents of an egg. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Brock notes that the organisms' social nature and life cycle help to explain why farming might be an advantage for some amoeba. Germinators: Amoeba Farmers and Other Organisms That Grow Their Own Food [Slide Show] 2011-01-20T21:15:03.270Z In addition to dealing with asexuality, early taxonomists had to sort amoebas that resembled plants, fungi and animals. Sex and the Single Cell: Biologists Take a Fresh Look at 'Asexual' Amoebas 2011-05-10T23:45:02.093Z When the amoebas find a pathogen, they devour it. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z If we feed V. cholerae to one amoeba, the bacteria will grow until they reach around 100 cells. Amoebas in Drinking Water: A Double Threat 2011-01-31T16:43:00Z It was perhaps the one described by Dujardin as amoeba limax, by which name it may be called. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Slime mold might not seem like a terribly advanced life form, but these single-celled social amoebae are adept at joining forces to increase their chances of passing on their genes. Germinators: Amoeba Farmers and Other Organisms That Grow Their Own Food [Slide Show] 2011-01-20T21:15:03.270Z When Robert Whittaker debuted his popular five-kingdom classification system 42 years ago, he plucked amoebas out of various kingdoms and deemed them all protists. Sex and the Single Cell: Biologists Take a Fresh Look at 'Asexual' Amoebas 2011-05-10T23:45:02.093Z For one thing, most of the amoebas that form a slug are closely related to one another. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z In the lab, if he then feeds one of those bacteria to a new amoeba, the bacteria won’t stop multiplying until populations inside the amoeba reach 10,000 cells. Amoebas in Drinking Water: A Double Threat 2011-01-31T16:43:00Z The amoeba verrucosa assumed an oval form, and the contractile vesicle became indistinct without collapsing. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z And the amoebae are doing just this with the bacteria. Germinators: Amoeba Farmers and Other Organisms That Grow Their Own Food [Slide Show] 2011-01-20T21:15:03.270Z He isn't alone in his desire to restore amoebas to their proper sexual place or to grumble about misconceptions of biological sex, including the notion that it's reproductive. Sex and the Single Cell: Biologists Take a Fresh Look at 'Asexual' Amoebas 2011-05-10T23:45:02.093Z Dr. Shaulsky and his colleagues reported in July that if these proteins cannot link to each other, amoebas cannot fuse. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z Cholera epidemics, he’s found, occur most frequently when the waterborne germs occur together with amoeba, including Acanthamoeba. Amoebas in Drinking Water: A Double Threat 2011-01-31T16:43:00Z After a few moments he observed an amoeba verrucosa, nearly motionless, empty of food, with a large central vesicle, and measuring 1/25th of a millimetre in diameter. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The behaviour seems to be genetically built-in; clones of the "farmer" amoebas in turn developed into farmers, while clones of the "non-farmers" did not. Starving amoebas 'pack a lunch' 2011-01-19T19:00:16Z Once there, the slug becomes a stalk with a fruiting body—a tiny globe on top that releases spores, each spawning a single amoeba—to start the cycle all over again. The World's Smallest Farmers 2011-01-19T18:27:00Z Other animals, like ants and termites, grow food, and now a new study reports that a species of amoeba, one of the simplest of organisms, also farms. Observatory: Amoebas Grow a Bumper Crop of Bacteria 2011-01-19T18:23:44Z At first consisting of two single cells fused into one, it is like the amoeba. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z The amoeba limax approached and came into contact with the motionless amoeba verrucosa. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Once Ms Brock spotted the amoebas' fruiting bodies carrying bacteria, she measured how many of the spores were responsible, finding that about a third of them traveled with their bacterial seeds. Starving amoebas 'pack a lunch' 2011-01-19T19:00:16Z Other experiments showed that the amoebas "planted" their new environments with food. The World's Smallest Farmers 2011-01-19T18:27:00Z The amoeba is popular among scientists because it lives in soil throughout the United States and in many other parts of the world. Observatory: Amoebas Grow a Bumper Crop of Bacteria 2011-01-19T18:23:44Z Through the microscopic body of an amoeba there has percolated a very minute drop from the reservoir. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z Later the amoeba verrucosa was broken up into fine spherical granular balls, and these gradually became obscured and apparently diffused among the granular contents of the endosarc of the amoeba limax. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Will they gel instinctively, like a variety of amoeba or a bacterial life-form? England v Platinum Stars - live! 2010-06-07T13:25:00Z She then placed the amoeba on a fresh patch of bacteria. The World's Smallest Farmers 2011-01-19T18:27:00Z The crops that the amoebas farm are the bacteria that they prefer to eat. Observatory: Amoebas Grow a Bumper Crop of Bacteria 2011-01-19T18:23:44Z Meanwhile, Princess Katherine posed at the center of the crowd, a seemingly endless succession of willowy socialites and Jersey girls following her like an amoeba. Getting the Royal Treatment 2010-04-24T19:23:00Z As first noticed, this amoeba was one-eighth of a millimetre long, with a number of conical pseudopods projecting from the front border, which was one-sixteenth of a millimetre wide. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z If they resemble anything, it is a colonial amoeba. 2010-01-21T14:57:00Z The amoeba—tiny animalcules, don't you know, that have the power of changing their form and appearance. The Haunted Pajamas Fortunately the digestive juices of the Venusian amoeba had only just begun their attack upon the skin after eating through the footgear. The Secret of the Ninth Planet The amoebae are almost invariably found in the large intestine; one species, indeed, is termed Amoeba coli. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The amoeba verrucosa now appeared enclosed in a large oval, clear vacuole or space, was constricted so as to be gourd-shaped, and had lost all trace of its vesicle. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z About the lowest form of life is the amoeba. The Sex Side of Life An Explanation for Young People And chased and pursued by a gigantic amoeba! Astounding Stories, July, 1931 Yards and yards of amoeba seemed to writhe, hump upward in agony, and pull away. The Secret of the Ninth Planet The great class of the Protozoa furnish amoebae, members of Sporozoa and Infusoria. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The amoeba verrucosa he describes as remarkable for its sluggish character, and in appearance reminds one of a little pile of epithelial scales or a fragment of dandruff from the head. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The amoeba in a stagnant pool, a thallophyte on a bit of old bread, any of the myriads of trees and plants that you see in the jungle all have consciousness as well as you. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Something like a huge, hairy amoeba in overall appearance, though the physical structures under the coarse, black pelt must be of very unamoeba-like complexity. Lion Loose It's like a giant amoeba that engulfs its food! The Secret of the Ninth Planet Time and time again Phil felt the amoeba grasp him, searingly, only to be wrenched free by the force of the currents the combat stirred up. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 Within a short distance of it, and moving directly toward it, was another and more active amoeba, regarding the species of which he was not positive. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z But somehow he couldn't imagine any amoeba in the world, no matter how heart-broken, feeling any worse than Kenneth J. Malone. Occasion for Disaster As regards the animal and vegetable kingdoms, from the amoeba to the orang-utan, the question is simple enough and settled. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study The primal cell is inherently immortal, but death follows in the wake of specialization. e, the beings of this amoeba universe, are individually immortal. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 In a daze she saw Phil advance cautiously towards the amoeba and pause when within five feet of it. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 After a few moments the ends of the two projections actually became continuous, and the verrucosa was enclosed in the embrace of the amoeba limax. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z He felt like an amoeba on a slide being congratulated on having successfully conquered the world. Occasion for Disaster It was a giant amoeba, fully six feet in diameter in its present spheroid form, but capable of assuming any shape that would be useful. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 It is I—this amoeba, who am addressing you—children of an alien universe. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 "Protoplasm—a monster amoeba," David Guinness's curiously cracked voice said. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 The observations from the time of the seizure of the amoeba verrucosa to its digestion or disappearance among the granular matter of the entosarc of its captor, occupied seven hours. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z She was the scientist the amoeba was supposed to fall in love with, so the scientist could report on everything he did, so all the other scien—psiontists could know all about him. Occasion for Disaster It was an amoeba, and it was watching him. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 I am a Space Wanderer, an explorer from a super-universe whose evolution has proceeded without variation along the line of your amoeba. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 He wanted to tell her to go back—the amoeba was only feet away—but he could only manage a little croak. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 From naked amoeba the shell-protected rhizopods were no doubt evolved, and it is a curious sight to observe them swallowed, home and all, to be digested out of their house. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Now he was looking at things from the amoeba's side, and fate was terrible. Occasion for Disaster And yet those amoeba are both solid and opaque, as you know. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 What you see before you," the Voice continued—the Voice that no longer echoed the thoughts of the professor—"is what you would call an amoeba, a giant amoeba. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 He could see the amoeba plainly; it was still partly paralyzed, for it was very still. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 It fell near the purple amoeba which it had battled and a long feeler shot out and grasped it. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 You can figure things out in your own little head instead of just getting along on dum psionic luck like us amoebae. Occasion for Disaster Of course they were very small, about the size of a dysentery amoeba. Inside John Barth The neurone, however, is a little unicellular animal, like the amoeba or the paramecium. Introduction to the Science of Sociology It was an amoeba, another of those single-celled, protoplasmic mounds of flesh. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 It resembled the amoeba which had attacked us, except that the newcomer was red. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 As with its cousin across the universe, the one-celled amoeba, these crystals too were sensitive to light, to heat, to cold—to food. Eight Keys to Eden The lowly amoeba can perform these unenterprising functions more fitly than himself. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty The amoeba shrinks into itself at a touch, withdraws the pseudopodium that is roughly handled, or makes its way round the small object which will serve it as food. Introduction to the Science of Sociology And they all saw the amoeba stop, hesitate for a moment—and come straight for the wrecked borer behind which they were hidden. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 "Another of those purple amoebas," replied Jim from the vantage point of a window. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 An amoeba on the beach, blind and helpless, a mere bit of pulp,--that amoeba has grandsons today who read Kant and play symphonies. This Simian World The displacements of an amoeba in a drop of water would be comparable to the motion to and fro of a grain of dust in a draughty room. Creative Evolution The amoeba represents the lowest animal, and, as we saw, the ovum in many cases resembles an amoeba. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Whereas at first there was one mature amoeba, now we have before us two young amoebae of the next succeeding generation. The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male The green dragon was partially engulfed by the amoeba, but it still relentlessly tore off huge chunks and devoured them. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 Some behave strangely—the 'marching protozoa,' the 'dancing amoeba.' Attrition Finally, a physico-chemical explanation of the motions of the amoeba, and a fortiori of the behavior of the Infusoria, seems impossible to many of those who have closely observed these rudimentary organisms. Creative Evolution The living being is distinguished by its power of adaptation; even the amoeba is plastic. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science The amoeba is putting forth effort to gain its sustenance; it is sacrificing energy to receive compensation in the form of support. The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male From its appearance and actions, I think it must be a huge single-celled animal of the type of the earthly amoeba. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 Virus or bacterium, amoeba or fungus—whatever it was, it struck. Despoilers of the Golden Empire They were probably tiny masses of scarcely differentiated protoplasm, outwardly resembling the amoeba observable to-day, but possessed of the tremendous internal push that was to raise them even to the highest forms of life. Creative Evolution Amoeboid: applied to movements similar to those of an amoeba. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology In the case of the amoeba the division is into two equal portions. The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male When we were almost at the surface, he threw in full power and we shot free from the amoeba and into the open. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 Life started with an amoeba on Mars as it did on Earth and the slow process of evolution followed similar lines. Giants on the Earth Even the external motions of a unicellular organism—of an amoeba, at any rate—are sometimes explained mechanically. Creative Evolution It is impossible to say that one is the parent cell, and the other the offspring; the amoeba we merely perceive, was one and is now two. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata Lower Organisms.—As an example of a lower organism we may take the amoeba. The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male The amoeba writhed and changed shape rapidly, while flashes of brilliant crimson played over the remaining eyes. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 Since the development of every organism begins with it, the primitive condition is in no way recapitulated from the time when perhaps only single-celled amoebas existed on our planet. At the Deathbed of Darwinism A Series of Papers Thus the amoeba thrusts out its pseudopodic prolongations in all directions at once. Creative Evolution In all the epithelial tissues that we have considered we have one feature in common: they are cells, each equivalent to the amoeba, that have taken on special duties-- in a word, they are specialists. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata As these two young amoebae lie side by side under the microscope the thoughtful student will inquire—what has become of the parent organism? The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male A flash came from our forward ray and a portion of the amoeba disappeared. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 He became an amoeba which contained his essence; then a fish marked with his own peculiar individuality; then an ape unlike all other apes. The Status Civilization But, prior to the nervous system, prior even to the organism properly so called, already in the undifferentiated mass of the amoeba, this essential property of animal life is found. Creative Evolution Compare the process of fission in an amoeba with the segmentation of the ovum in amphioxus, pointing out the resemblances and differences between the two cases. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata Of course every living speck, amoeba or newt, has its own individual soul. Fantasia of the Unconscious We dropped the ship a few feet but the amoeba did not follow. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 B. An amoeba developing as a result of assimilating food. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education The amoeba deforms itself in varying directions; its entire mass does what the differentiation of parts will localize in a sensori-motor system in the developed animal. Creative Evolution The amoeba is constantly changing its shape, whence its older name of the Proteus animalcule, thrusting out masses of its substance in one direction, and withdrawing from another, and hence slowly creeping about. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata It continued to move outward, and on the map it appeared like a pseudopod extruded by an enormous amoeba. Operation Terror Hundreds of the purple amoeba have been destroyed by the guarding ships during the past five years. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 C. An amoeba about to divide, or propagate. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education Then the life-history of the amoeba, for example, appears as a line such as A in Fig. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays The amoeba reproduces itself in the simplest way; the nucleus occasionally divides into two portions and a widening fissure in the protoplasm of the animal's body separates one from the other. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata In explaining the facts of reproduction, I would therefore suggest that you should begin with the lowest rung of the ladder, the simplest organisms, such as the amoeba or the volvox. The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons A Book For Parents, And Those In Loco Parentis "Get away from here while that dragon has the amoeba busy!" Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 |
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