1. Polymerization on the Rocks: Theoretical Introduction

   • Leslie E. Orgel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 234

2. Polymerization on the Rocks: Negatively-Charged α-amino acids

   • Aubrey R. Hill Jr.
   • Christof Böhler
   • Leslie E. Orgel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 243

3. polymerization on the Rocks: β-amino Acids and Arginine

   • Rihe Liu
   • Leslie E. Orgel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 257

4. Prebiotic Amino Acid Thioester Synthesis: Thiol-Dependent Amino Acid Synthesis from Formose Substrates (Formaldehyde and Glycolaldehyde) and Ammonia

   • Arthur L. Weber

   OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 270

5. Prebiotic Chemistry of Phosphonic Acids: Products Derived From Phosphonoacetaldehyde in the Presence of Formaldehyde

   • R. M. De Graaf
   • J. Visscher
   • Alan. W. Schwartz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 282

6. The Role of Self-Assembled Monolayers of the Purine and Pyrimidine Bases in the Emergence of Life

   • Stephen J. Sowerby
   • Wolfgang M. Heckl

   OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 310

7. Hydrogen Consumption by Methanogens on the Early Earth

   • Timothy A. Kral
   • Keith M. Brink
   • Christopher P. McKay

   OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 319

8. Solar Ultraviolet and the Evolutionary History of Cyanobacteria

   • F. Garcia-Pichel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 321 - 347