Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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A New Stab at Creating Abiogenesis-Life. The 1953 Miller-Urey experiment utilized an abiogenesis method To create life (or at least some amino acids), From non-living molecules which included Ammonia, methane, hydrogen, and water all subjected To an electric bolt to simulate lightning. A new parallel experiment included electrical exchange between Charged water droplets in a mist with a diameter of 1 to 20 microns. Large droplets were positively charged and small, negatively charged. Also present in that mist was ammonia, CO2, methane, and nitrogen. During this process carbon-nitrogen molecular bonds were formed. The charged water droplets emitted light and spark, Yielding a chemical transformation. The idea is that lightning may have been too infrequent to 'create' life, But water spray might have been a more likely scenario-- The mist-generated microlightning, giving rise to amino acids and life! An alternative hypothesis is still ever-present: Hydrothermal ocean vents produce amino acids With the combination of seawater, hydrogen-rich fluids And the extreme pressure, deep below the sea. Still another hypothesis is that organic molecules are formed in space And carried (panspermia) by comets or fragments of asteroids Whatever turns out to be correct on our 'Blue Marble', We realize that water is the important, crucial element for life-- More important in the life-producing process than formerly acknowledged. Frank Maurer 30 June 2025 1135 Hours.