The development of an autocatalytic, exponential replicator that is based solely on nucleic acids has implications for our understanding of the origins of life and potential applications in nucleic acid engineering.
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Ellington, A. Back to the future of nucleic acid self-amplification. Nat Chem Biol 5, 200–201 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0409-200
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