amoeba

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In fact, they immediately set themselves on the task of pleasing Carol and those like her, along with solving the riddle of their immunity, so they can absorb the stragglers into their joy amoeba.

From Salon

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.

From Fox News

As the infection worsens, symptoms — which appear one to nine days after exposure to the amoeba — can further develop into a stiff neck, seizures or hallucinations.

From Los Angeles Times

Robinson and some collaborators are working to start a company that will use amoebas to screen candidates for future therapies, including ones for COPD.

From Scientific American

My Remington .22 has about as much in common with an assault-style weapon as an amoeba has with a human life.

From Washington Post