David R. Liu
PLoS Biol., 2004, 2(7), E223
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020223

Abstract

While significant remaining challenges face efforts to develop and apply chemical translation, the promise of marrying evolution and organic synthesis is an irresistible combination for some researchers. The work of Harbury and co-workers described in this issue represents the latest approach to the very ancient problem of translating replicable information into functional structures.