{
  "id": 2151190,
  "title": "Life’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/lifes-last-universal-common-ancestor-may-predate-life-itself",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lifes-last-universal-common-ancestor-may-predate-life-itself/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A groundbreaking study hints at a hazy boundary between “life” and “non-life,” as well as two distinct origins of biology on Earth",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}