1. Was Wright Right? The Canonical Genetic Code is an Empirical Example of an Adaptive Peak in Nature; Deviant Genetic Codes Evolved Using Adaptive Bridges

   • David M. Seaborg

   OriginalPaper Open access 15 August 2010 Pages: 87 - 99

   

2. The Role of the Formamide/Zirconia System in the Synthesis of Nucleobases and Biogenic Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

   • Raffaele Saladino
   • Veronica Neri
   • Ernesto Di Mauro

   OriginalPaper 28 July 2010 Pages: 100 - 110

   

3. Functional Diversification and Evolution of Antifreeze Proteins in the Antarctic Fish Lycodichthys dearborni

   • Joanna L. Kelley
   • Jan E. Aagaard
   • Willie J. Swanson

   OriginalPaper 05 August 2010 Pages: 111 - 118

   

4. Evolutionary History and Functional Diversification of Phosphomannomutase Genes

   • Rita Quental
   • Ana Moleirinho
   • António Amorim

   OriginalPaper 27 July 2010 Pages: 119 - 127

   

5. De Novo Evolution of Complex, Global and Hierarchical Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

   • Dafyd J. Jenkins
   • Dov J. Stekel

   OriginalPaper Open access 03 August 2010 Pages: 128 - 140

   

6. Insights into the Phylogeny or Arylamine N-Acetyltransferases in Fungi

   • Marta Martins
   • Julien Dairou
   • Philippe Silar

   OriginalPaper 31 July 2010 Pages: 141 - 152

   

7. Accelerated Evolutionary Rate of Housekeeping Genes in Tunicates

   • Georgia Tsagkogeorga
   • Xavier Turon
   • Frédéric Delsuc

   OriginalPaper 10 August 2010 Pages: 153 - 167