The HN title is consistent with the Atlantic title, but the Atlantic title is clickbait.
He didn't overturn 150 years of biology. He found that one little corner of the vastness which is biology was somewhat wrong -- lichen are symbiosis of two fungi and an algae, instead of just one fungus and an algae. Good for him, and he has an interesting backstory, but sheesh.
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The HN title is consistent with the Atlantic title, but the Atlantic title is clickbait.
He didn't overturn 150 years of biology. He found that one little corner of the vastness which is biology was somewhat wrong -- lichen are symbiosis of two fungi and an algae, instead of just one fungus and an algae. Good for him, and he has an interesting backstory, but sheesh.
Yeah, "150 years of lichen biology" would be much better.