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Fellow students, teachers, and scientists,

   I am looking for any info I can get on the Harold Urey/Stanley Miller
SPARK DISCHARGE EXPERIMENT first performed in 1953.  The experiment was a
lab simulation of primeval conditions on the earth, investigating the
chemical origins of life.

   In brief, methane ammonia, hydrogen and water were circulated in a
apparatus and sparked by high voltage current.  After some time, Miller
discovered amino acids and other basic life elements present in the final
solution.

   **I would appreciate it if anyone could provide me with a LAB PROCEDURE
for this experiment, or point me in the right direction (like where to
order it).  Procedure for testing for presence of amino acids in a liquid
are also needed.  All we have right now is  picture of the apparatus with
basic descriptions.  Even �small� details would be great.

   We are attempting to recreate the Miller experiment in a high school up
here in Northern Ontario.  Again, ANY help with how to carry out the
Miller experiment would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks...

                  Ian Vaithilingam <ianV@vianet.on.ca>
                  
                  Biochemistry Dept (student)
                  O�Gorman High School
                  Timmins, ON, Canada

please reply via email to  ianv@vianet.on.ca

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