Cosmochemical Evolution and the Origins of Life

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Amino Acids in Carbonaceous Chondrites
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   Chapter 2 Remarks on the Chemical Conditions on the Surface of the Primitive Earth and the Probability of the Evolution of Life
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   Chapter 3 Molten Earth and the Origin of Prebiological Molecules
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   Chapter 4 Soil and Water and Its Relationship to the Origin of Life
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   Chapter 5 Microbial Contributions to the Evolution of the ‘Steady State’ Carbon Dioxide System
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   Chapter 6 Structures of Biogenic Origin from Early Precambrian Rocks of Euro-Asia
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   Chapter 7 Photochemical Synthesis of Simple Organic Free Radicals on Simulated Planetary Surfaces - an ESR Study
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   Chapter 8 High Frequency Discharge Experiment
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    Chapter 9 Formation of Prebiochemical Compounds in Models of the Primitive Earth’s Atmosphere
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    Chapter 10 Formation of Prebiochemical Compounds in Models of the Primitive Earth’s Atmosphere
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    Chapter 11 Organic Synthesis by Quench Reactions
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    Chapter 12 Shock Synthesis of Amino Acids II
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    Chapter 13 Quantum Chemical Study of the Thermodynamics, Kinetics of Formation and Bonding of H 2 CN: Relevance to Prebiotic Chemistry
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    Chapter 14 Aminonitriles: Possible Role in Chemical Evolution
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    Chapter 15 Macromolecules and the Origin of Life
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    Chapter 16 NMR Studies of Prebiotic Polypeptides
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    Chapter 17 The Origin of Proteins: Heteropolypeptides from Hydrogen Cyanide and Water
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    Chapter 18 Prebiotic Nucleotide Synthesis-Demonstration of a Geologically Plausible Pathway
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    Chapter 19 Models of Prebiological Phosphorylation
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    Chapter 20 Conditions of Occurrence for Primeval Processes of Transphosphorylations
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    Chapter 21 Experiments on the Origins of Optical Activity
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    Chapter 22 A Technique for the Determination of Enantiomeric Amino Acids in Biological Samples
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    Chapter 23 Coacervate-Like Microspheres from Lysine-Rich Proteinoid
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    Chapter 24 Evolution in Bioids: Hypercompetitivity as a Source of Bistability and a Possible Role of Metal Complexes as Prenucleoprotic Mediators of Molecular Asymmetry
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    Chapter 25 Entropy of the Genetic Information and Evolution
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    Chapter 26 Physical Foundations of the Probability of Biogenesis
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    Chapter 27 Some Physical Parameters Controlling Cell Size During the Evolution of the Procaryons
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    Chapter 28 The Beginning of Photosynthesis
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    Chapter 29 Evolution of Photosystems of Photosynthetic Organisms
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    Chapter 30 Evolution of Oxygen by Plants in Relation to Biosphere Evolution
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    Chapter 31 Ambiguity in the Interpretation of Abiotic Syntheses
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    Chapter 32 On the Question of the Origin and Evolution of the Genetic System
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    Chapter 33 A Model for the Coevolution of the Genetic Code and the Process of Protein Synthesis: Review and Assessment
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    Chapter 34 Hot Hydrogen Atoms: Initiators of Reactions of Interest in Interstellar Chemistry and Evolution
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    Chapter 35 Role of Weak Bases on the Prebiotic Formation of Heterocyclic Compounds
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    Chapter 36 The Prebiotic Synthesis of Deoxythymidine Oligonucleotides
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    Chapter 37 A Possible Step in the Origin of the Genetic Code
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    Chapter 38 The Emergence of Carcinogens During the Evolution of Living Systems