1. Chance and the origin of life

   • Edward Argyle

   OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 298

2. Origin of the asymmetry of biomolecules and weak interaction

   • L. Keszthelyi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 340

3. The polymerization of α-aminopropionitrile

   • S. Morimoto
   • K. Kawashiro
   • H. Yoshida

   OriginalPaper Pages: 341 - 346

4. The synthesis and chromatography of peptide nitriles

   • K. Kawashiro
   • S. Morimoto
   • K. Sugiura

   OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 353

5. The asymmetric adsorption of α-aminopropionitrile on D-quartz

   • S. Morimoto
   • K. Kawashiro
   • H. Yoshida

   OriginalPaper Pages: 355 - 360

6. Compared energetics of primordial and biological metabolisms

   • René Buvet

   OriginalPaper Pages: 361 - 370

7. Evidence for amino acids in hydrolysates of compounds formed by ionizing radiations

   • Zorica Draganić
   • Ivan Draganić
   • Cyril Ponnamperuma

   OriginalPaper Pages: 371 - 376

8. Evidence of amino acids in hydrolysates of compounds formed by ionizing radiations

   • Ivan Draganić
   • Zorica Draganić
   • Cyril Ponnamperuma

   OriginalPaper Pages: 377 - 382

9. Porphyrins and phycobilins in Precambrian rocks

   • M. P. Kolesnikov
   • I. A. Egorov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 383 - 390

10. The permuted generator hypothesis for the origin of a genetic code

    • Clair Folsome

    BriefCommunication Pages: 391 - 392

11. Book reviews

    • Allen M. Schoffstall
    • Kotra V. Krishnamurty

    BookReview Pages: 393 - 395