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Complex Life Started Nearly a Billion Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

Posted on January 3, 2026 by DWN

Using an expanded molecular clock approach (a new evolutionary model that rewrites the story of early life on Earth), scientists mapped out a clearer timeline as to how early gene families evolved. They discovered that key eukaryotic features emerged — … Continue reading →

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