Synthetic self-replicating molecules.

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  • Author(s): Rebek Jr., Julius
  • Source:
    Scientific American. Jul94, Vol. 271 Issue 1, p48. 7p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 6 Diagrams, 1 Graph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      MOLECULAR structure; GENETIC mutation; ORIGIN of life
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the mutating capabilities of molecules and its relation to the theory on the origin of life. Description of the replication process of natural or synthetic molecules; Experiment to demonstrate a chemical version of mutation; Presentation of an alternative paradigm of replication; Recombination as a paradigm of change in evolutionary alterations; Theory of life as a series of molecular reactions.