Darwinian Evolution of Molecules

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 The Dynamic Earth: A Recent Concept Necessary for the Study of the Origin of Life  (Hiromoto Nakazawa)....Pages 1-11
 Why Did Life Generate? Why Does Life Evolve? Physical Perspective of the Origin of Life  (Hiromoto Nakazawa)....Pages 13-29
 What Is the Ultimate Ancestor? Evidence from Fossils and Gene Analyses  (Hiromoto Nakazawa)....Pages 31-54
 “Miller–Urey Experiment” in the Recent Picture of the Early Earth  (Hiromoto Nakazawa)....Pages 55-73
 Origin of Organic Molecules and Natural Selection of Bioorganic Molecules  (Hiromoto Nakazawa)....Pages 75-88
 Molecular Evolution in Deep Subterranean Regions  (Hiromoto Nakazawa)....Pages 89-115
 The Last Stage of Molecular Evolution to the Birth of Life: Individuals, Metabolism, and Heredity  (Hiromoto Nakazawa)....Pages 117-131
 Summary: The Evolutionary Phylogenetic Tree of the Earth’s Light Elements  (Hiromoto Nakazawa)....Pages 133-140
Back Matter ....Pages 141-143