In bacteria, blue-green algae, yeast, amoeba, protozoa etc this type of cell division takes place. Mitosis: This cell division is also known as Somatic cell division in which two identical cells ...

The clinical spectrum of intestinal E. histolytica infection ranges from an asymptomatic carrier state to severe invasive disease. Asymptomatic cyst carriage occurs with E. histolytica as well as ...

Research in cell biology uses microscopic and molecular tools and examines all cell types, from unicellular organisms such as protozoa to the specialised cells that consitutute multicellular ...

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 ...

Figure 1: Representative images of the induction of autophagy and the outcome of its suppression. Figure 2: The role of autophagy in development and differentiation in mammals.

Competing Interests: The author has been involved in clinical trials of albendazole and nitazoxanide, and has received research funding for these trials from SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals and ...