Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Origin of Life Prize
pp. 305-305(1)
Author: Schwartz, Alan

Borate Minerals and Origin of the RNA World
pp. 307-316(10)
Authors: Grew, Edward; Bada, Jeffrey; Hazen, Robert

The Effects of Borate Minerals on the Synthesis of Nucleic Acid Bases, Amino Acids and Biogenic Carboxylic Acids from Formamide
pp. 317-330(14)
Authors: Saladino, Raffaele; Barontini, Maurizio; Cossetti, Cristina; Mauro, Ernesto; Crestini, Claudia

Prebiotic Synthesis of Protobiopolymers Under Alkaline Ocean Conditions
pp. 331-345(15)
Authors: Ruiz-Bermejo, Marta; Rivas, Luis; Palacín, Arantxa; Menor-Salván, César; Osuna-Esteban, Susana

Metalloproteins and the Pyrite-based Origin of Life: A Critical Assessment
pp. 347-356(10)
Authors: Rivas, Mario; Becerra, Arturo; Peretó, Juli; Bada, Jeffrey; Lazcano, Antonio

Metabolic Basis for the Self-Referential Genetic Code
pp. 357-371(15)
Authors: Guimarães, Romeu

An Auto-Catalytic Surface for Conformational Replication of Amyloid Fibrils—Genesis of an Amyloid World?
pp. 373-383(11)
Authors: Hammarström, Per; Ali, Malik; Mishra, Rajesh; Salagic, Belma; Svensson, Samuel; Tengvall, Pentti; Lundström, Ingemar

Quantum Yields of Decomposition and Homo-Dimerization of Solid L-Alanine Induced by 7.2 eV Vacuum Ultraviolet Light Irradiation: An Estimate of the Half-Life of L-Alanine on the Surface of Space Objects
pp. 385-395(11)
Authors: Izumi, Yudai; Nakagawa, Kazumichi