The living cell is a self-organizing, self-replicating, environmentally responsive machine of staggering complexity.

活细胞是一个自组织、自我复制的能响应自然的机器，它有着令人惊愕的复杂程度。

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Almost all amino acids that make up biological proteins, for instance, are left-handed, so a self-replicating biological molecule of right-handed chirality could be suggestive of an alien organism.

比如说，几乎所有构成生物蛋白的氨基酸都是左手性的，所以出现右手手性的自我复制生物分子可能意味着发现了外星生物体。

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When US genomics pioneer Craig Venter claimed last week to have created the first self-replicating synthetic cell, the public reaction ranged from giddy acclaim to profound unease.

美国的基因组研究先驱克莱格·凡特(Craig Venter)在上周宣布已成功创造了全世界第一个能够自我复制的合成细胞，公众对该消息反应不一：从激动欢呼到深度不安。

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Von Ehr is prepared to work another 20 years to perfect his first self-replicating nano construction workers.

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Both of these reforms have created regulatory entities that are self-replicating and open-ended.

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In a sense, many roads lead back to RepRap, the open-source, community-fueled project aimed at creating a self-replicating machine.

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