Table of Contents: “...Introduction -- Part I: Life, meaning, and information -- Exploring the philosophical background and scientific foundations of naturalist approaches to meaning and symbolism -- Life sciences and the natural history of signs: can the origin of life...”

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Table of Contents: “... -- Chemistry -- Biochemistry -- Biology -- Microbiology -- Origins of Life -- Artificial Life -- Epistemology. The alphabetical part is complemented by: Astrobiological Data -- Astronomical Data -- Geological Data -- Chemical and Biological Data -- Chronological...”

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Table of Contents: “...Chapter 1 - Carbon dioxide and the effects on climate -- Chapter 2 - Oxygen atoms exchange between carbon dioxide and TiO2 -- Chapter 3 - Photocatalytic Transformation of CO2 to CH4 -- Chapter 4 - Additional views on Origin of life molecules -- Chapter 5...”

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Table of Contents: “...Introduction -- Definition of Life -- Origin of Life -- Synthetic Life -- Lessons from the History of Life on Earth -- Energy Sources and Life -- Building Blocks of Life -- Life and the Need for a Solvent -- Habitats of Life -- Signatures of Life -- Life...”

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Table of Contents: “...Physics in the Origin of Life -- Cells and Biomembranes -- Methods for physical properties of biomembranes and cells -- Structure and Physical Properties of Biomembranes -- Structure and function of protein -- Physical properties of biomembranes...”

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Table of Contents: “...Preface -- Chapter 1 - What is Life? -- Chapter 2 - Life's Grand Themes -- Chapter 3 - The Origin of Life on Earth -- Chapter 4 - Life as the Evolution of Information -- Chapter 5 - Life Jim, But Not as We Know It -- Chapter 6 - Extinction -- Chapter 7...”

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Table of Contents: “...From the Contents: Thermodynamics for Living Systems, Appendix, Problems, References -- Energy, Information and the Origins of Life, Problems, References -- Energy Production and Storage for Life, Problems, References -- Entropic Forces in Cells...”

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Table of Contents: “...Preface -- Glossary of Terms -- Glossary of People -- Part I. -- A Brief History of Ideas: Energy, Entropy and Evolution -- The Cosmos, the Sun and the Earth -- The Origin of Life -- Energy, Water, Climate and Cycles -- Summary of Part I: From the "Big...”

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Table of Contents: “...Astrophysics -- Astrochemistry -- Planetology -- Space Science -- Space Missions and Planetary Protection -- Geology -- Geochemisty -- Geomicrobiology -- Traces of Life -- Chemistry -- Biochemistry -- Biology -- Microbiology -- Origins of Life...”

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Table of Contents: “..., later history Betty Smocovitis; 38. Origin of life Iris Fry; 39. Testing Steve Orzack; 40. Mimicry and camouflage Joe Travis; 41. Tree of life Joel Velasco; 42. Sociobiology Mark Borrello; 43. Paleontology, interpretations David Sepkoski; 44. Darwin...”

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Table of Contents: “...Learning from life on Earth in the present day -- Essentials of fungal cell biology -- First, make a habitat -- The building blocks of life -- An extraterrestrial origin of life? -- Endogenous synthesis of prebiotic organic compounds on the young Earth...”

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