Life in Lab: Chemically Fueled Systems Chemistry for Emergent Properties

Abstract

Understanding the emergence of complex properties in dissipative non-equilibrium systems is crucial for unraveling the mysteries of life processes. The review focuses on the documented research on chemically fueled autonomous systems, self-sorting towards compartmentalization, self-replication via autocatalysis, and rhythmic chemical oscillators. In addition to that, the review also discusses newly introduced reactions and dynamic combinatorial libraries in dissipative systems.