Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. 1. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM 1
5. 2. THE STUDY OF ORIGINS 10
6. 3. THE TOP-DOWN APPROACH 28
7. 4. GENERALIZATION S FROM CONTEMPORARY BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 38
8. 5. THE MINIMAL CELL 59
9. 6. THE BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 69
10. 7. CHEMICAL ELEMENTS, HYDROPHOBICITY, AND STRUCTURE 85
11. 8. THE LOGIC OF REPLICATION 98
12. 9. ENERGY, COMPLEXITY , AND ORGANIZATION 113
13. 10. UNDERLYING CHEMICAL MECHANISMS 133
14. 11. NETWORKS 150
15. 12 LESSONS FROM CONTEMPORARY BIOCHEMISTRY 160
16. 13 THE SCENARIO 172
17. APPENDIX: AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST 179
18. REFERENCES 181
19. INDEX 187