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.