amoeba

One of the best-known examples is Naegleria fowleri, sometimes called the brain eating amoeba.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026

A thoroughly uninflected, completely random space is not natural; after all, even an amoeba has a nucleus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

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 ● Nov. 26, 2025

From a bejeweled Elvis jumpsuit to a look made entirely of neon green tassels meant to resemble an amoeba, her vision was avant-garde, playful and undeniably multidimensional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

There was a hint of a smile about her mouth as she looked down at her ultrasound picture at the grainy blob/glorified amoeba.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

These organisms, known as free living amoebae, are found in water and soil, but scientists say some species are becoming increasingly concerning as the world warms and water systems age.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026

The researchers also warn that amoebae can act as living shelters for other harmful microbes.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026

Most amoebae are harmless and play a role in natural ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026

A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic organisms that may pose a growing danger worldwide: free living amoebae.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026

I suppose it all started when Lorraine and I and these two amoebae called Dennis Kobin and Norton Kelly were hot on those phone gags last September.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

Many are microscopic, single celled organisms, including amoebas, algae, and diatoms.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

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.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

Although kelp behaves and looks like a plant, it’s a protist, the same group as single-cell amoebas.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

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.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022

Fadi added a few finishing touches to his drawings of amoebas and other single-celled micro-organisms, which the class had been reviewing.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai