Life in the Universe

From the Miller Experiment to the Search for Life on other Worlds

Dedication.
Biodata of editors.
Preface by the editors.
Acknowledgements.
Group photograph and List of Attendees.
I. Opening.
II. Where did the Chemical Elements Come From and When did Life Begin?- III. Physical Constraints on the Origin of Life.
IV. From the Miller Experiment to Chemical and Biological Evolution.
V. Alternative Scenarios for the Origin and Evolution of Life.
VI. Cosmological and Other Space Science Aspects of Astrobiology.
VII. Planetary Exploration in our Solar System: The Interstellar Medium, Micro-Meteorites.
and Comets.
VIII. Earth Analogues of Extraterrestrial Ecosystems.
IX. On the Question of Life on Mars and on the Early Earth.
X. Searching for Extraterrestrial Life, Europa, Titan and Extrasolar Planets.
XI. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
XII. The Search for Evolution of Intelligent Behavior and Density of Life.
XIII. Epistemological and Historical Aspects of Astrobiology.
List of Participants.
Index.