self-replicating
adjective
self-rep·li·cat·ing
ˌself-ˈre-plə-ˌkā-tiŋ 
: reproducing itself autonomously
DNA is a self-replicating molecule
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After all, having 200,000 immortal or self-replicating monkeys working consistently until the end of the universe is just as infeasible as having infinite time to begin with.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, the lack of a membrane allowed RNA – a type of genetic material thought to be the earliest form of self-replicating molecule, crucial for the early stages of life – to rapidly exchange between protocells.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
The particles, which are self-replicating and guided by artificial intelligence, start to display emergent properties.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Ultimately, several hundred reactions were found to be self-replicating, creating a promising foundation for further study.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2024
Enlarge Getty Images For the past year, previously unknown self-replicating malware has been compromising Linux devices around the world and installing cryptomining malware that takes unusual steps to conceal its inner workings, researchers said.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
The news galvanized scientists, who enthusiastically painted a picture of an ancient world inhabited by naked RNA genes, which went on their way merrily self-replicating until DNA and protein evolved to assist in the procedure.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
At the extreme, the threat of uncontrolled, self-replicating AGIs—should they be invented in the years to come—would provide strong incentives to coordinate on safety and containment.
—Ian Bremmer and Mustafa Suleyman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2023
Unlike nuclear weapons, bacteria and viruses are self-replicating.
—William MacAskill, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2022
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, the lack of a membrane allowed RNA – a type of genetic material thought to be the earliest form of self-replicating molecule, crucial for the early stages of life – to rapidly exchange between protocells.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
The particles, which are self-replicating and guided by artificial intelligence, start to display emergent properties.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Ultimately, several hundred reactions were found to be self-replicating, creating a promising foundation for further study.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2024
Enlarge Getty Images For the past year, previously unknown self-replicating malware has been compromising Linux devices around the world and installing cryptomining malware that takes unusual steps to conceal its inner workings, researchers said.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
The news galvanized scientists, who enthusiastically painted a picture of an ancient world inhabited by naked RNA genes, which went on their way merrily self-replicating until DNA and protein evolved to assist in the procedure.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
At the extreme, the threat of uncontrolled, self-replicating AGIs—should they be invented in the years to come—would provide strong incentives to coordinate on safety and containment.
—Ian Bremmer and Mustafa Suleyman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2023
Unlike nuclear weapons, bacteria and viruses are self-replicating.
—William MacAskill, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2022
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self-replicating
adjective
self-rep·li·cat·ing
-ˈrep-lə-ˌkāt-iŋ
: reproducing itself autonomously
DNA is a self-replicating molecule
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