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  "path": "/scientists-found-a-way-to-study-life-before-its-first-known-ancestor/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T16:00:57.000Z",
  "site": "https://scitechdaily.com",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "Ancient duplicated genes are giving scientists their first real clues about what life was like before all life on Earth shared a common ancestor. Every living organism on Earth can be traced back to a single shared ancestor that existed about four billion years ago. Scientists call this organism the “last universal common ancestor,” and [...]",
  "title": "Scientists Found a Way to Study Life Before Its First Known Ancestor"
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