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 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 …

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 …

Over the past twenty years molecules capable of templating their own synthesis, so called
self–replicating molecules have gained prominence in the literature. We show herein that …

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 …

Examples of chemical systems capable of templating and catalysing their own synthesis-self-
replicating systems-have begun to appear in the chemical literature over the last 10 years …

Molecular replication, a fundamental process of life, is wrrently the subject of laboratory
investigations in an increasing number of laboratories. Synthetic self-replicating systems are …

This review aims to provide a clear and succinct overview into the science and study of self-
replicating systems. Over the past 25 years, there has been a surge of development in …

This thesis describes our attempts to develop new self-replicating systems and to install
functions that are as lifelike as possible. The introduction (chapter 1) opens with a general …