amoeba
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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
In the meter stick analogy, amplifying the signal makes the amoeba appear larger so that even coarse measurement markings can capture it accurately.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
Early detection allows customised treatment: a drug cocktail of antimicrobials and steroids targeting the amoeba can save lives.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
Life, my friend Bando once said, is meeting problems and solving them whether you are an amoeba or a space traveller.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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 danger does not come only from the amoebae themselves.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026
Bacteria and viruses can hide inside amoebae, where they may be shielded from disinfectants and other treatment methods.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 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
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.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
Not only that, Amá says I should earn my quinceañera, even though I would rather eat a bowl of amoebas than go through with it.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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