IMHO, Genesis 1 isn't about the origins of life on earth. It's a prologue or introduction to the story, meant to teach the interpretation of a pattern of Hebrew verbs in repeated cycles found throughout the rest of the Bible. It is the foundation for understanding the redemptive pattern set out as an example from Genesis 2:5 through Genesis 8. Even the first word, "bereshit," does not mean "in THE beginning," as there is no definite article in the Hebrew.
To me, Genesis describes evolution perfectly. Just not in the time frame man wants to give it. Evolution doesn’t necessarily mean that we can from apes though. Genesis just describes the order that the universe evolved. Which has been proven to be pretty much correct.