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CONTENTS |
5 |
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FOREWORD |
11 |
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PREFACE |
14 |
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The Early Earth |
15 |
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Reconstructing the Universal Tree of Life |
29 |
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The Nature of the Last G)mmon Ancestor |
48 |
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Ribozyme-Catalyzed Genetics |
62 |
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The Evolutionary History of the Translation Machinery |
106 |
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Functional Evolution of Ribosomes |
120 |
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Aminoacyi-tRNA Synthetases as Clues to Establishment of the Genetic Code |
133 |
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The Relation between Function, Structure and Evolution of Elongation Factors Tu |
148 |
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Origin and Evolution of DNA and DNA Replication Machineries |
159 |
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Early Evolution of DNA Repair Mechanisms |
183 |
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Extant Variations in the Genetic Code |
197 |
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Expanding the Genetic Code in Vitro and in Vivo |
235 |
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INDEX |
264 |
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