1. Rates of fixation by lightning of carbon and nitrogen in possible primitive atmospheres

   • W. L. Chameides
   • J. C. G. Walker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 302

2. New data on abiogenic synthesis of prebiological compounds in volcanic processes

   • N. E. Podkletnov
   • E. K. Markhinin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 303 - 315

3. Amino acids derivatives synthesis from nitrogen, carbon and water by electric discharges

   • Y. Yamagata
   • Y. Kusano
   • K. Inomata

   OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 320

4. The radiolysis and radioracemization of amino acids on silica surfaces

   • William A. Bonner
   • Richard M. Lemmon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 321 - 330

5. A model for the enantiomeric enrichment of polypeptides on the primitive Earth

   • Neal E. Blair
   • William A. Bonner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 335

6. Search for effect of longitudinally polarized protons on optically active amino acids

   • R. M. Lemmon
   • H. E. Conzett
   • W. A. Bonner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 341

7. Origin of translation: The hypothesis of permanently attached adaptors

   • Sanjay Tyagi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 351

8. A theory of the origin of life

   • Charles B. Olson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 368

9. A neutral theory of biogenesis

   • Alessandro Ferracin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 369 - 385

10. Could life have evolved in cometary nuclei?

    • A. Bar-Nun
    • A. Lazcano-Araujo
    • J. Oró

    OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 394

11. Trace element, analytical chemistry in medicine and biology

    • Ei-Ichiro Ochiai

    Book Review Pages: 395 - 395