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Science 26 September 1997:
Vol. 277. no. 5334, p. 1936
DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5334.1936
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Special News Report

ARTIFICIAL LIFE:
After 50 Years, Self-Replicating Silicon

Gary Taubes

In the September issue of the journal Robotics and Autonomous Systems, researchers report that they have made a self-repairing, self-replicating version of a specialized computer. It's able to perform only one specific task, but they hope soon to do the same with a "universal" computer--a necessary step toward creating computers that truly mimic life by reproducing and evolving.

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