The Origin of Life

Contents
List of Plates
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Notions of the Origins of Life in the Past
2. Modern Views on the Origin of Life
4. The Origin of Biological Monomers
5. Stage Two of Biopoesis — The Origin of Biological Polymers
6. From Molecule to Cell
7. The Origin of Life in Time and Space
8. Alternative Pathways to Biopoesis
8. Outstanding Difficulties in Accounts of the Origin of Life
10. The Influence on Contemporary Thought of the Discussions on the Origin of Life
Postscript
	Postscript to ‘The Origin of Life’
Appendix 1
	The Origin of Life • A. I. Oparin
	Comments on Oparin’s Paper on the Origin of Life
	The Origin of Life • J. B. S. Haldane
	Comments on Haldane’s Paper on the Origin of Life
Appendix 2
	Carbonaceous Meteorites and the Origin of Life • G. Mueller
	References to Appendix 2
Appendix 3
	Generalized Crystallography
	References to Appendix 3
Appendix 4
	Questions and Answers
Bibliography
	Bibliography
Glossary
Name Index
Subject Index