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RE: A Hoax Involving Orgueil?
Hello Jim and List,
Two scientists published a paper in Science finding life-like structure in
Orgueil. Spurred many conferences in the early 1960s. Was later proven by
Ed Anders, Univ. of Chicago, and others that the structures were ragweed
pollen common to the area where the meteorite was found. The original
scientists were subjected to much ridicule after that. If you recall, Ed
Anders was the first to write a letter to the journal Science questioning
the McKay (NASA) team findings on ALH84001 containing microfossils. I have
a copy of the original paper (on the Orgueil lifeforms) if anyone needs it.
FYI: Deamer also made similar claims for life-forming proteins being found
in meteorites.
Steve
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Steve Excell
Seattle, WA USA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hurley [mailto:hurleyj@arachnaut.org]
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 1999 10:45 AM
To: WBranchsb@aol.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: A Hoax Involving Orgueil?
On page 74 of Rocks from Space, Norton describes Orgueil's fall and
notes that in 1961 "two scientists presented evidence for the presence
of tiny structures within the Orgueil meteorite that resemble fossil
algae. This most provocative conclusion has been the source of
considerable debate ever since."
No mention of hoax, however.
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Jim Hurley Freelance graphics artist
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