1. The evolution of the environment and its influence on the evolution of life

   • El-Ichiro Ochiai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 91

2. Synthesis of organic compounds from carbon monoxide and water by UV photolysis

   • Akiva Bar-nun
   • Hyman Hartman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 101

3. Porphyrin-like compounds genesis under simulated abiotic conditions

   • Cristofor I. Simionescu
   • Bogdan C. Simionescu
   • Monica Leancâ

   OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 114

4. Ion-molecule condensation reactions: A mechanism for organic synthesis in ionized reducing atmospheres

   • Michael Meot-Ner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 131

5. Speculations on the evolution of the genetic code II

   • Hyman Hartman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 136

6. Evolution of a genetic code simulated with the computer

   • Hans Kuhn
   • Christoph Kuhn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 150

7. Interaction between inositol hexaphosphate and carbobenzoxy peptide: A model for nucleic acid—nonhistone chromosomal protein interaction

   • Pradip K. Nandi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 155

8. The viking biological investigations: Review and status

   • Harold P. Klein

   ReviewPaper Pages: 157 - 160

9. Book reviews

   • Joseph E. Earley
   • Allen M. Schoffstall
   • David L. Martin

   BookReview Pages: 161 - 165

10. Announcement

    Announcement Pages: 167 - 167