Two origins of life: Free-living cells may have emerged twice as bacteria and archaea diverged

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, August 6, 2026). Two origins of life: Free-living cells may have emerged twice as bacteria and archaea diverged: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-08-06/two-origins-of-life-free-living-cells-may-have-emerged-twice-as-bacteria-and

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  author = {Newsylist Editorial Desk},
  title = {{Two origins of life: Free-living cells may have emerged twice as bacteria and archaea diverged}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-08-06/two-origins-of-life-free-living-cells-may-have-emerged-twice-as-bacteria-and},
  note = {Tracked across 2 independent newsrooms}
}

> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([Two origins of life: Free-living cells may have emerged twice as bacteria and archaea diverged](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-08-06/two-origins-of-life-free-living-cells-may-have-emerged-twice-as-bacteria-and)), this event was corroborated across 2 independent sources with a live velocity of 1.