Long before science began, the question of the origin of life was answered by religion and
mythology. With the work of Lamarck and Darwin, science started to try to give new answers …

The relevance of autocatalysis to the molecular origins of biological metabolism is discussed
as well as important considerations for the design of 'self-replicating'molecules. Typically …

Self‐replication is a fundamental concept. The idea of an entity that can repeatedly create
more of itself has captured the imagination of many thinkers from von Neumann to …

The key to the origins of life is the replication of information. Linear polymers such as nucleic
acids that both carry information and can be replicated are currently what we consider to be …

Self-replication, an important concept abstracted from reproduction, the key feature of life,
remains vague in definition and lacking in clear interpretation in terms of its chemical …

I have to admit, I've been waiting for a particular event to write this editorial. My prompt is the
recent opinion piece ''What is life?''[1] published in The Scientist, which authoritatively …

Minimal self-replicating systems typically consist of three components: a product molecule,
and two substrate molecules that become joined to form another product molecule. An …

The ability of nucleic acids to act as templates for self-replication has been unique. In living
systems, single strands act as templates during phosphate transfer reactions. In …

Over the past 25 years, there has been a surge of development in research towards self-
replication and self-replicating systems. The interest in these systems relates to one of the …

Although written 15 years ago, DawkinsÃs sketches astonishingly pre 'gure the results of the
past four years of my work on self-replication. Molecules, natural or synthetic, are able to …