1. The origin of the planetesimal theory

   • Stephen G. Brush

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 6

2. A possible mechanism for the influence of geomagnetic field on the evolution of life

   • Vlado Valkovic

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 11

3. Formation of amino acids on heating glycine with alumina

   • Ch. P. Ivanov
   • N. N. Slavcheva

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 19

4. On the origin of biological chirality via natural beta-decay

   • H. Pierre Noyes
   • William A. Bonner
   • J. A. Tomlin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 23

5. The role of mineral surfaces in the origin of life

   • V. A. Otroshchenko
   • N. V. Vasilyeva

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 31

6. A model for a non-chemical form of life: Crystalline physiology

   • Jean Schneider

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 38

7. Symbiosis and the origin of life

   • G. A. M. King

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 53

8. Book review

   • Richard Highton

   BookReview Pages: 55 - 55

9. Annoucement

   Announcement Pages: 57 - 57

10. Chemical evolution and the origin of life

    • Martha W. West
    • Rowena A. Koch
    • Sherwood Chang

    Legacy Pages: 59 - 66

11. A speculation on the origin of protein synthesis

    • F. H. C. Crick

    Erratum Pages: 67 - 67