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