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      Existing Self-Replicators Can Direct the Emergence of New Ones.

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          The study of the interplay between different self-replicating molecules constitutes an important new phase in the synthesis of life and in unravelling the origin of life. Here we show how existing replicators can direct the nature of a newly formed replicator. Starting from the same building block, 6-ring replicators formed when the mixture was exposed to pre-existing 6-membered replicators, while pre-formed 8-membered replicators funneled the building block into 8-ring replicators. Not only ring size, but also the mode of assembly of the rings into stacks was inherited from the pre-existing replicators. These results show that the nature of self-replicating molecules can be strongly influenced by the interplay between different self-replicators, overriding preferences innate to the structure of the building block.

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          Journal
          Chemistry
          Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
          Wiley
          1521-3765
          0947-6539
          Aug 14 2018
          : 24
          : 46
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
          Article
          10.1002/chem.201803027
          29901838
          987a8746-9e0d-4ffc-af2c-f6d95a1009e7
          © 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
          History

          de novo life,dynamic combinatorial chemistry,origin of life,self-replication,systems chemistry

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