Three Minute Egghead: Parasitic Amoeba Kills Cells By Nibbling (AUDIO)

University of California - Davis

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UC Davis microbiologist Katy Ralston has discovered a new way that a parasitic amoeba kills other cells, by biting off small chunks. Now she has been named a Pew Biomedical Scholar by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

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Andy Fell/UC Davis

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