Preface to the special issue “Problems of the Origin and Evolution of the Biosphere” Announcement 16 December 2014 Pages: 1101 - 1102
Early stage of the evolution of the universe: Molecular medium and the emergence of properties of functioning of living systems V. I. BaranovL. A. Gribov OriginalPaper 16 December 2014 Pages: 1103 - 1145
Life is a product of molecular ordering “machine” E. M. Galimov OriginalPaper 16 December 2014 Pages: 1190 - 1196
Prebiotic synthesis and selection of macromolecules: Thermal cycling as a condition for synthesis and combinatorial selection S. D. VarfolomeevS. V. Lushchekina OriginalPaper 16 December 2014 Pages: 1197 - 1206
Highly diluted aqueous solutions: Formation of nano-sized molecular assemblies (nanoassociates) A. I. KonovalovI. S. Ryzhkina OriginalPaper 16 December 2014 Pages: 1207 - 1226
Modeling of abiotic ATP synthesis in the context of problems of early biosphere evolution M. S. KritskyT. A. TeleginaYu. L. Vechtomova OriginalPaper 16 December 2014 Pages: 1227 - 1238
Photoinduced processes of hydrogen peroxide formation and decomposition and their role in photosynthesis and biosphere origin G. G. KomissarovA. V. Lobanov OriginalPaper 16 December 2014 Pages: 1239 - 1251
Fractal polymer globules: A new insight on prebiological evolution V. A. AvetisovS. K. Nechaev OriginalPaper 16 December 2014 Pages: 1252 - 1259
Biospheric evolution: An oceanologist’s view of research results and prospects A. L. Vereshchaka OriginalPaper 16 December 2014 Pages: 1260 - 1270