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flag Scientists reconstructed LUCA's genome, the last common ancestor of all life on Earth.

flag Scientists reconstructed LUCA's genome, the last universal common ancestor of all life on Earth, using 700 curated genomes from bacteria and archaea. flag Estimated to have lived 4.2 billion years ago, LUCA's small genome suggests it was complex but lacked evidence of photosynthesis or nitrogen fixation. flag This research offers new perspectives on life's origin and evolution.

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