The emergence of complex, dynamic molecular behaviour might have had a role in the origin of life. Such behaviour has now been seen in a reaction network involving small, organic, self-replicating molecules of biological relevance. See Letter p.656
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Taylor, A. Small molecular replicators go organic. Nature 537, 627–628 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/537627a
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