1. Introduction

   • André Brack
   • Gerda Horneck

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 1

2. Liquid water and the origin of life

   • André Brack

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 10

3. The D/H ratio and the evolution of water in the terrestrial planets

   • Catherine De Bergh

   OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 21

4. Laboratory simulation of organic grain mantles

   • Celia X. Mendoza-Gómez
   • J. Mayo Greenberg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 28

5. Roles of water molecules in bacteria and viruses

   • C. S. Cox

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 36

6. Responses ofBacillus subtilis spores to space environment: Results from experiments in space

   • Gerda Horneck

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 52

7. Comparison of membrane ATPases from extreme halophiles isolated from ancient salt deposits

   • Helga Stan-Lotter
   • Michael Sulzner
   • Lawrence I. Hochstein

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 64

8. Cryoprotective properties of water in the Earth cryolithosphere and its role in exobiology

   • D. A. Gilichinsky
   • V. S. Soina
   • M. A. Petrova

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 75

9. Life in hot springs and hydrothermal vents

   • Andreas H. Segerer
   • Sigfried Burggraf
   • Karl O. Stetter

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 90