1. Dedicated to the memory of Harold C. Urey

   • J. Oró

   Dedication Pages: xxi - xxi

2. Commentary

   • James P. Ferris

   EditorialNotes Pages: xxiii - xxiv

3. The origin and early evolution of ISSOL

   • Richard S. Young

   Abstract Pages: 83 - 83

4. Chemistry of potentially prebiological natural products

   • Albert Eschenmoser

   Abstract Pages: 84 - 84

5. Prebiotic synthesis of organic compounds: A review and new results

   • Stanley L. Miller

   Abstract Pages: 85 - 98

6. Ammonia on the prebiotic earth: Iron(II) reduction of nitrite

   • David P. Summers
   • Sherwood Chang

   Abstract Pages: 99 - 112

7. The strecker synthesis from interstellar precursors as a source of amino acids in carbonaceous chondrites: Deuterium retention during synthesis

   • N. R. Lerner
   • E. Peterson
   • S. Chang

   Abstract Pages: 113 - 158

8. Approaches to the selection of an RNA replicase

   • Jack W. Szostak
   • Rachel Green
   • Karen P. Chapman

   Abstract Pages: 159 - 173

9. Oligomerization of mononucleotides on montmorillonite: A potential approach to the prebiotic synthesis of RNA

   • James P. Ferris
   • Gözen Ertem
   • Joseph Prabahar

   Abstract Pages: 174 - 187

10. Nonenzymatic peptide formation and aminoacylation

    • Gerhard Zieboll
    • Leslie E. Orgel

    Abstract Pages: 188 - 240

11. The origin of genetic information

    • Manfred Eigen

    Abstract Pages: 241 - 262

12. New evidence of the antiquity of life

    • J. William Schopf

    Abstract Pages: 263 - 282

13. Revival of the concept of cold prehistory of life

    • Vitalii I. Goldanskii

    Abstract Pages: 283 - 294

14. Taxonomy and phzlogeny: Palaeomycology

    • Agut M.
    • Bayó M.
    • Calvo M. A.

    Abstract Pages: 295 - 338

15. Exobiology experiments in earth orbit: Results and perspectives for future research

    • Gerda Horneck

    Abstract Pages: 339 - 345

16. From protometabolism to metabolism

    • Christian de Duve

    Abstract Pages: 346 - 362

17. The potential for prebiotic synthesis in hydrothermal systems

    Abstract Pages: 363 - 381