amoeba
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In fact, they immediately set themselves on the task of pleasing Carol and those like her, along with solving the riddle of their immunity, so they can absorb the stragglers into their joy amoeba.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
From a bejeweled Elvis jumpsuit to a look made entirely of neon green tassels meant to resemble an amoeba, her vision was avant-garde, playful and undeniably multidimensional.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
He added that the amoeba was found in freshwater lakes, particularly in water that was warm.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
Within hours, a structure known as a virus factory forms inside the amoeba cell, replicating viral genetic material outside the nucleus and assembling hundreds of new virus particles.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024
Life, my friend Bando once said, is meeting problems and solving them whether you are an amoeba or a space traveller.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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