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Table of Contents: “...1 The cosmos -- 2 Life on Earth -- 3 The evolution and origin of life on Earth -- 4 Where to look for life elsewhere in the Solar System -- 5 Life on Mars? -- 6 Life on Europa? -- 7 The fate of life in the Solar System -- 8 Potential habitats beyond...”

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Table of Contents: “... Proteins and Protocells Therefrom -- Theories on Origins of Life Between 1860 and 1900 the Spontaneous Generation Controversy Years Post Darwin And Pasteur’s Works -- Reminiscences-Pont-A-Mousson-1970 to Trieste-2000 -- Materials For “First Steps” In Evolution...”

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Table of Contents: “... Molecules -- 9.6 Organic Molecules in Large Molecular Clouds -- 9.7 The Origin of Life: Terrestrial vs Extra Terrestrial -- 9.8 Problems on Chapter 9 -- 10 Concluding Remarks -- References....”

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Table of Contents: “...Introduction: Comets and the Origin of Life -- 1 Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life -- 2 The Origin of the Atmosphere and of the Oceans -- 3 Organic Chemistry in Comets From Remote and In Situ Observations -- 4 Polymers and Other Macromolecules...”

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Table of Contents: “... and the Origin of Life -- Chirality and the Origins of Life -- Early Proteins -- The Beginnings of Life on Earth: Evidence from the Geological Record -- Index of Chemical Species....”

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