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Season 1 Episode 37 | 11m 6s
The search for our origins go back to a single common ancestor -- one that remains shrouded in mystery. It’s the ancestor of everything we know and today scientists call it the last universal common ancestor, or LUCA.
Aired: 04/12/18
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