The undisputed finality of life belies the inherent complexity behind the processes of cellular demise. Metazoan cell death functions in wide-ranging physiological processes and can occur by distinct, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT: Marine intertidal rock pools can be found almost worldwide but little is known about the microscopic life forms they support, or the ...

Availability or use of sanitation facilities and water treatment could reduce the incidence of certain intestinal protozoa infections, according to recently published findings. “Children in low-income ...

Biologists have developed a sensor that employs one-celled protozoa to detect toxins in water sources. The new technique works by introducing protozoa into small chambers with water samples taken from ...

Researchers have analyzed drinking water and detected oocysts of Cryptosporidium and cysts of Giardia, two protozoa that cause outbreaks of diarrhea in humans. The levels detected are very low and do ...