# A Blinding Amoeba Gets a Readable Genome, and 300 Unique Mitochondrial Proteins to Aim At

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Scientific Inquirer, Nov 9, 2026, 4:00 PM · Read it: <https://scientificinquirer.com/2026/11/09/a-blinding-amoeba-gets-a-readable-genome-and-300-unique-mitochondrial-proteins-to-aim-at/>

Morgridge Institute researchers rebuilt the Acanthamoeba genome annotation from 52 to 98 per cent accuracy, identifying roughly 300 mitochondrial proteins that are absent from humans.

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- Nov 9, 2026, 4:00 PM: [A Blinding Amoeba Gets a Readable Genome, and 300 Unique Mitochondrial Proteins to Aim At](<https://scientificinquirer.com/2026/11/09/a-blinding-amoeba-gets-a-readable-genome-and-300-unique-mitochondrial-proteins-to-aim-at/>) — Scientific Inquirer
  Morgridge Institute researchers rebuilt the Acanthamoeba genome annotation from 52 to 98 per cent accuracy, identifying roughly 300 mitochondrial proteins that are absent from humans.