# Did Life Begin in an RNA World?

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Quanta Magazine, Nov 9, 2026, 9:20 AM · Read it: <https://www.quantamagazine.org/did-life-begin-in-an-rna-world-20261109/>

Some believe the earliest life emerged from self-copying molecules that could mutate and even evolve. But that may not have been enough. The post Did Life Begin in an RNA World? first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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- Nov 9, 2026, 9:20 AM: [Did Life Begin in an RNA World?](<https://www.quantamagazine.org/did-life-begin-in-an-rna-world-20261109/>) — Quanta Magazine (Magazine, United States)
  Some believe the earliest life emerged from self-copying molecules that could mutate and even evolve. But that may not have been enough. The post Did Life Begin in an RNA World? first appeared on Quanta Magazine