A small molecule that mimics the sequence-specific peptide synthesis of nature's ribosomes paves the way for more elaborate artificial molecular synthesizers.
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McGonigal, P., Stoddart, J. A molecular production line. Nature Chem 5, 260–262 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1599
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