nature.com — The ability to amplify minuscule quantities of DNA into workable samples, using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), has transformed biology. Now Chad Mirkin and Hyo Jae Hoon at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, think they have a working example that proves that the feat is possible for compounds other than nucleic acids.
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kakcooAug 13, 2008
Mmmmmm. Self-replicating LSD.
merlin5Aug 13, 2008
But wouldnt it be interesting if high energy molecules could be assembled this way without requiring the energy input? I really despise the laws of thermodynamics.
chompapotamusAug 13, 2008
i got molecules multiplying in my nutsack
nitsujAug 13, 2008
"He was then saddened knowing that, in their gluttony for intellectual power, they will never enjoy life - they are blinded by their own pride. They lost the joy of discovery and claimed creation as something of their own making. It is so written in their books after all."+"I was commenting on the arrogance of youthful intellectualism."Kettle. Pot. Black.