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Single Cells Move To A Different Beat

Unlike their unicellular counterparts, aggregated social amoebae need physical contact to get them going, say researchers from Japan.

Brain-Eating Amoebae Be Gone!

Scientists in Malaysia have discovered that anti-seizure drugs coupled with silver nanoparticles could be used to kill brain-eating amoebae.

Social Amoeba Calculate To Communicate

Slime mold can ‘calculate’ the fold-change of signaling molecules, an ability that helps it behave like a multicellular organism.