A Simple Synthetic Replicator Amplifies Itself from a Dynamic Reagent Pool

The fate of a dynamic combinatorial library is determined by coupling the exchange processes to a synthetic replicator. The replicating template is capable of exploiting and dominating the exchanging pool of reagents in order to amplify its own formation at the expense of other species (see picture) through the non-linear kinetics inherent in minimal replication. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.