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List of contributors; Introduction Andre Brack; Part I. Setting theStage: 1. The origin of the atmosphere Tobias C. Owen; 2. The earlyatmosphere as a source of biogenic compounds James F. Kasting, and Lisa L.Brown; Part II. Organic Molecules on the Primitive Earth: 3. The endogenoussynthesis of organic compounds Stanley L. Miller; 4. Hydrothermal systemsNils G. Holm, and Eva M. Andersson; 5. Cosmic origin of the biosphere ArmandH. Delsemme; 6. Meteorites John R. Cronin; 7. Micrometeorites on the earlyEarth Michel Maurette; Part III. Possible Starts for Primitive Life: 8.Membrane compartments in prebiotic evolution David W. Deamer; 9. Astep-by-step analysis of the early chemistry of life in an iron-sulfur worldGunter Wachtershauser; 10. The thioester world Christian de Duve; 11. Originsof the RNA world Alan W. Schwartz; 12. Catalysis of RNA synthesis: a possibleroute from prebiotic chemistry to the RNA world James P. Ferris; 13.Catalysis in the RNA world Kenneth D. James, and Andrew W. Ellington; 14.Self-replication and autocatalysis Jens Burmeister, and Gunter vonKiedrowski; Part IV. Clues from the Bacterial World: 15. Hyperthermophilesand their possible role as ancestors of modern life Karl O. Stetter; 16.Tracing the roots of the universal tree of life J. William Schopf; Part V.Clues from Other Planets: 17. Titan Francois Raulin; 18. Life on MarsChristopher P. McKay; Part VI. Conclusion Andre Brack.