Scientist Discovers Two New Amoebae Species in Motel Room Lab
Evolutionary biologist Julia Van Etten discovered two new photosynthetic amoeba species, Paulinella marae and Paulinella murrayi, using a $300 hobby-grade microscope and a $198 camera inside an $80 North Carolina motel room. Published September 4, 2026, in the Journal of Phycology, the finding expands known photosynthetic Paulinella species from four to six, offering fresh genomic … Read more