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First Steps in the Origin of Life in the Universe

Proceedings of the Sixth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution Trieste, Italy 18–22 September, 2000

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. JuliÁn Chela-Flores

    1. The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
      Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Caracas, Venezuela

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  2. Tobias Owen

    1. Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu (Hawaii), USA

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  3. François Raulin

    1. Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, LISA, Creteil Cedex, France

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Table of contents (69 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Special Evening Lecture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Peptide Nucleic Acids as a Possible Primordial Genetic Polymer

      • Kevin E. Nelson, Antonio Lazcano, Stanley L. Miller
      Pages 3-10

  3. The Abdus Salam Lecture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Physics and Life

      • Paul Davies
      Pages 13-20

  4. The Cyril Ponnamperuma Lecture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Solution to Darwins Dilemma: Discovery of the Missing Precambrian Record of Life

      • J. William Schopf
      Pages 23-23

  5. Opening Lecture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. Europa: Prospects for an Ocean and Life

      • Cynthia B. Phillips, Christopher F. Chyba
      Pages 27-34

  6. Historical aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-36
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    2. Sidney Walter Fox

      • Aristotel Pappelis, Peter Bahn, Randall Grubbs
      Pages 37-38

    3. Theories on Origins of Life between 1860 and 1900

      • F. Raulin-Cerceau
      Pages 39-42

    4. Reminiscences-Pont-A-Mousson-1970 to Trieste-2000

      • Mohindra S. Chadha
      Pages 43-46

  7. The origin of life in the universe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Materials for “First Steps” in Evolution

      • A. G. Cairns-Smith
      Pages 49-53

    3. Origin and Persistence of Genetic Material in Prebiotic Habitats. The Possible Role of Nucleic Acid-Clay Complexes

      • Enzo Gallori, Marco Franchi
      Pages 55-58

    4. Chemical Evolution Studies in Organic Compounds Adsorbed in Clays

      • S. Ramos-Bernal, A. Negron-Mendoza
      Pages 59-63

    5. From Inanimate Macromolecules to the Animate Photocell

      • Aristotel Pappelis, Peter Bahn, Randall Grubbs, John Bozzola, Peter Cohen
      Pages 65-68

    6. HPLC Evidence of Nonrandomness in Thermal Proteins

      • Peter R. Bahn, Aristotel Pappelis
      Pages 69-72

    7. IR Spectra of Protein, Thermal Protein, Thermal Glycoprotein

      • Peter R. Bahn, Aristotel Pappelis
      Pages 73-76
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  • The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

    JuliÁn Chela-Flores

  • Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Caracas, Venezuela

    JuliÁn Chela-Flores

  • Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu (Hawaii), USA

    Tobias Owen

  • Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, LISA, Creteil Cedex, France

    François Raulin

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