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Molecular assembler

A molecular assembler, as defined by K. Eric Drexler,[citation needed] is a "proposed device able to guide chemical reactions by positioning reactive molecules with atomic precision". A molecular assembler is a molecular machine. Some biological molecules such as ribosomes fit this definition as biological machines. This is because they receive…

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Molecular assembleris amolecular machine0.90text
ribosomes fit this definition as biological machinesinstance ofSome biological molecules0.80text
carboninstance ofor it could simply outcompete natural lifeforms for necessary resources0.80text
ATPinstance ofor it could simply outcompete natural lifeforms for necessary resources0.80text
or UV lightinstance ofor it could simply outcompete natural lifeforms for necessary resources0.80text
Molecular assemblerrelated to Drexler and Smalley debateOne0.60section
Molecular assemblerrelated to Drexler and Smalley debateProfessor Richard Smalley0.60section
Molecular assemblerrelated to Drexler and Smalley debateNobel Prize0.60section
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