The Origins of Prebiological Systems and of their Molecular Matrices. Proceedings of a Conference Conducted at Wakulla Springs, Florida, on 27–30 October 1963 under the Auspices of the Institute for Space Biosciences, the Florida State University and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Content: 
Inside Front Cover One, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, Pages vii-ix
Inside Front Cover Two, Pages x-xiii
PREFACE, Pages xv-xvi, SIDNEY W. FOX
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Pages 1-3, FREEMAN H. QUIMBY
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Page 5, SIDNEY W. FOX
Chairman's Remarks, Page 9, N.W. PIRIE
DATA NEEDED FOR A BLUEPRINT OF THE FIRST ORGANISM, Pages 11-18, J.B.S. HALDANE
RANDOM POLYMERS AS A MATRIX FOR CHEMICAL EVOLUTION, Pages 19-38, M.S. BLOIS
THE FOLLY OF PROBABILITY, Pages 39-64, PETER T. MORA
MOLECULAR MATRICES FOR LIVING SYSTEMS, Pages 65-88, J.D. BERNAL
INTRODUCTION OF DR. OPARIN, Page 89, J.B.S. HALDANE
HISTORY OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CONFERENCE, Pages 91-98, A.I. OPARIN
Chairman's Remarks, Pages 101-104, J.M. BUCHANAN
TWO ASPECTS OF THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF AMINO ACIDS,, Pages 105-125, J.R. VALLENTYNE
ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION OF CARBONYL COMPOUNDS, Pages 127-135, SHIRO AKABORI
STAGES AND MECHANISMS OF PREBIOLOGICAL ORGANIC SYNTHESIS, Pages 137-171, J. ORÓ
AMINO ACIDS, PEPTIDES, AND SPHERULES OBTAINED FROM “PRIMITIVE EARTH” GASES IN A SPARKING SYSTEM, Pages 173-186, KARL A. GROSSENBACHER, C.A. KNIGHT
THE THERMAL SYNTHESIS OF AMINO ACIDS FROM A HYPOTHETICALLY PRIMITIVE TERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERE, Pages 187-201, KAORU HARADA, SIDNEY W. FOX
Chairman's Remarks, Pages 203-205, E.E. SNELL
PRIMORDIAL ULTRAVIOLET SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES, Pages 207-219, CARL SAGAN
ABIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS OF SOME NUCLEIC ACID CONSTITUENTS, Pages 221-242, CYRIL PONNAMPERUMA
PROBABLE SYNTHESIS OF PORPHINE-LIKE SUBSTANCES DURING CHEMICAL EVOLUTION, Pages 243-254, ANTON SZUTKA
Chairman's Remarks, Pages 257-258, A.E. MIRSKY
Projecting Backward from the Present Stage of Evolution of Biosynthesis, Pages 259-280, FRITZ LIPMANN
Random Polycondensation of Sugars, Pages 281-288, PETER T. MORA
Thermal Polycondensation of Free Amino Acids with Polyphosphoric Acid, Pages 289-298, KAORU HARADA, SIDNEY W. FOX
Synthesis of Nucleosides and Polynucleotides with Metaphosphate Esters, Pages 299-315, GERHARD SCHRAMM
Thermal Condensation of Cytidylic Acid in the Presence of Polyphosphoric Acid, Pages 317-326, A.W. SCHWARTZ, E. BRADLEY, S.W. FOX
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Pages 329-330, H. BURR STEINBACH
THE PATHWAYS OF THE PRIMARY DEVELOPMENT OF METABOLISM AND ARTIFICIAL MODELING OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IN COACERVATE DROPS, Pages 331-346, A.I. OPARIN
MORPHOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF MICROSPHERES FROM PROTEINOID, Pages 347-357, RICHARD S. YOUNG
Comments, Page 359, SIDNEY W. FOX
SIMULATED NATURAL EXPERIMENTS IN SPONTANEOUS ORGANIZATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL UNITS FROM PROTEINOID, Pages 361-382, SIDNEY W. FOX
THE RECOGNITION OF HEREDITARY ORDER IN PRIMITIVE CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, Pages 385-405, H.H. PATTEE
CODING TRIPLETS IN THE EVOLUTION OF HEMOGLOBIN AND CYTOCHROMES C GENES, Pages 407-436, T.H. JUKES
THE ROLE OF LIGHT IN EVOLUTION: THE TRANSITION FROM A ONE QUANTUM TO A TWO QUANTA MECHANISM, Pages 437-461, HANS GAFFRON
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 463-482