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Scientists Developed Artificial Structures That Can Self-Replicate

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong? dept.

First time accepted submitter mphall21 writes "New York University scientists have developed artificial structures that can self-replicate, a process that has the potential to yield new types of materials. In the natural world, self-replication is ubiquitous in all living entities, but artificial self-replication has been elusive. The new discovery is the first steps toward a general process for self-replication of a wide variety of arbitrarily designed seeds."

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  1. Artificial? by Hentes · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They took DNA, a natural structure that can replicate, and modified it without breking that property. I wouldn't call it artificial self-replication.