Astrobiology: An Evolutionary Approach

Content: Astrobiology: an overview / Aaron David Goldman --
Origin of elements and formation of solar system, planets and exoplanets / Ken Rice --
Astrobiology education and public outreach / Timothy F. Slater --
Analysis of extraterrestrial organic matter in Murchison meteorite: a progress report / Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Mourad Harir, Basem Kanawati, Régis Gougeon, Franco Moritz, Norbert Hertkorn, R. Sonny Clary, Istvan Gebefügi, and Zelimir Gabelica --
Prebiotic syntheses of biochemical compounds: an overview / Henderson James (Jim) Cleaves --
Biochemical pathways as evidence for prebiotic syntheses / Gene D. McDonald --
Roles of silicon in life on earth and elsewhere / Joseph B. Lambert and Senthil Andavan Gurusamy-Thangavelu --
Fossil records for early life on earth / David Wacey --
Prebiotic chemistry: in water and in the solid state / Vera M. Kolb --
Encapsulation of organic materials in protocells / Erica A. Frankel, Daniel C. Dewey, and Christine D. Keating --
Role of phosphorus in prebiotic chemistry / Matthew Pasek --
Cold and dry limits of life / Christopher P. McKay, Alfonso F. Davila, and Henry J. Sun --
Microorganisms in space / Gerda Horneck and Ralf Moeller --
Search for life on Mars: an astrogeological approach / Jesús Martínez-Frías --
Elusive definition of life: a survey of main ideas / Radu Popa --
Language and communication as universal requirements for life / Guenther Witzany --
Transition from abiotic to biotic: is there an algorithm for it? / Sara Imari Walker --
Extraterrestrial life: what are we looking for? / Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis N. Irwin, and Alberto G. Fairén --
Evolutionary approach to viruses in astrobiology / Matti Jalasvuori and Jaana K.H. Bamford --
Virolution can help us understand the origin of life / Luis P. Villarreal --
Can virolution help us understand recent human evolution? / Luis P. Villarreal