Harmless amoeba’s tight-space crawling offers clues to how its deadly relative invades the brain

October 8, 2026 · 2:40 pm 1 sources

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• Harmless amoeba's tight-space crawling offers clues to how its deadly relative invades the brain
  Phys.org · October 8, 2026 14:40
  Tiny, shapeless invaders can find their way from ponds to the human brain and cause an infection so severe that it has a 95% fatality rate. The amoeba Naegleria fowleri naturally lives in ponds, feasting on bacteria, but once it enters the human body, it makes a run for the brain tissue,…