Scientists one step closer to playing God

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.

According to an interview with the Washington Post, scientists say that they have created an RNA molecule capable of making copies of other types of RNA. The move, the researchers say, put us…