The design of artificial catalysts able to compete with the catalytic proficiency of enzymes is
an intense subject of research. Non-covalent interactions are thought to be involved in …

Reversible covalent bond formation under thermodynamic control adds reactivity to self-
assembled supramolecular systems, and is therefore an ideal tool to assess complexity of …

How did life start? Is the evolution of life describable by any physics-like laws? Stuart
Kauffman's latest book offers an explanation-beyond what the laws of physics can explain-of …

In the hard sciences, which can often feel out of grasp for many lay readers, there are" great
thinkers" who go far beyond the equations, formulas, and research. Minds such as Stephen …

In this critical review we review enzymatic systems which involve biocatalytic reactions
utilized for information processing (biocomputing). Extensive ongoing research in …

This tutorial review presents emerging lines of investigations directed towards the
development of dynamic combinatorial materials and devices. These can be defined as …

α-Amino acids are easily accessible through abiotic processes and were likely present
before the emergence of life. However, the role they could have played in the process …

Chemical reactions make cells work only if the participating chemicals are delivered to
desired locations in a timely and precise fashion. Most research to date has focused on …

Readily programmable chemical networks are important tools as the scope of chemistry
expands from individual molecules to larger molecular systems. Although many complex …

Several different non-enzymatic molecular replication systems have been prepared and
analyzed, including nucleic acids, fatty acids, peptides, and organic molecules.[1–11] This …