It was reported last month that an associate professor at the University of South Florida plans to live underwater for 100 days to set a world record in an attempt to make himself superhuman. Now Joseph Dituri claims to have discovered “an entirely new species” while underwater. The former naval officer did the experiment in a startling discovery just 30 days later.

“We found a unicellular ciliate, a unicellular organism that we believe is a completely new species to science,” Dituri said. Said. Independent in video chat. “People have dived into this area thousands of times – it was here, we weren’t just looking.”

Microbiologists now need to examine the sample to confirm whether it is indeed a new species. If so, it would be a startling discovery for the scientist just a month into his mission.

i feel great

For now, Dituri says he “feels great” living underwater. He is now testing the hypothesis that increased pressure in such conditions can lead to improved health.

“When you’re under about half the pressure I’m under right now, we’re confident that the number of stem cells in circulation will double,” he said. “I’ll have longer telomeres that will potentially reverse aging, and I’ll also gain bone and muscle density as long as I’m here.”