In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life

	In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life(nytimes.com)
	293 points by danso 16 days ago \| 111 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Celebrates the serendipity of groundbreaking science happening outside fancy labs ↓Criticizes the article for conflating origins of plants with origins of life ↑Highlights the scientific value of Paulinella as an independent case of primary endosymbiosis ↑Appreciates the traditional practice of sketching microscopy observations and fresh perspectives •Adds context about random environmental sampling as a discovery strategy