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The question of how life began has traditionally been left to myth, philosophy, or religious faith, writes Dr James Williams.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The first eukaryotes—the cells that form complex life—likely originated when two microscopic entities merged via a process called endosymbiosis, ...