The rates of all enzymatic reactions vary with temperature. Now, it is shown how this temperature sensitivity can be exploited to construct oscillating reaction networks that are able to detect temperature changes with remarkable precision.
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Huck, W.T.S. Oscillating chemical reaction networks stopped cold. Nat Chem Eng 1, 499–500 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00092-8
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