While there are plenty of weird animals in nature, some of the strangest organisms can only be seen under a microscope. Here ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. Due to the biocompatibility, biodegradability, and favorable ...

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have for the first time isolated a giant virus in Finland, Jyvaskylavirus, revealing that these large amoeba‑infecting viruses are more widespread in ...

Chassieu (France), 17 April 2025 - 6 p.m. - Amoéba (FR0011051598 - ALMIB), an industrial greentech specialized in the development of natural microbiological solutions based on the patented use of ...

Some of the pathogens that scientists have pulled out from the permafrost include pithovirus sibericum, a giant 30,000-year-old virus that gobbles amoebas. Or the pithovirus mammoth found in a ...

These viruses infect amoebas and other microscopic organisms. Most of the giant viruses identified so far have been found in Europe and South America, and their life cycles and distribution are ...