Nature constructs macromolecules with a precision that chemists have struggled to achieve. So a strategy that offers simple routes to large molecules, starting from small templates, could be the next big thing in synthesis. See Letter p.72
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Hunter, C. Bigger and better synthesis. Nature 469, 39–41 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/469039a
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