Lab-created life is one step closer to reality and proving that one of the craziest theories of evolution could actually work.
The evolution of life on Earth is a highly theorized thing. While there are many theories as to how life came to be on our little blue marble, some believe that it all came about because RNA spontaneously began to replicate itself. It’s a pretty controversial theory, as far as they go, but now scientists say they have replicated part of the process, bringing us closer to lab-created life.
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies are leading the research. The team there has completed a very important step in proving this hair-brained theory is correct, and the lab-created RNA that they’ve developed is actually capable of making accurate copies of other types of RNA.
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