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Gobsmacking Study Finds Life on Earth Emerged 4.2 Billion Years Ago

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Life emerged surprisingly early on Earth 4.2 billion years ago , study finds.

The last universal common ancestor ( LUCA ), the first organism that spawned all the life that exists today on Earth , emerged as early as 4.5 billion years old.

LUCA was probably very similar to a prokaryote, a single-celled organism without a nucleus.

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