[meteorite-list] NPA 11-1961 Evidence of Life in Meteorite

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:03 2004
Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV97N8qg1YnoQ000040d5_at_hotmail.com>

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Title: Great Bend Daily Tribune
City: Great Bend, Kansas
Date: Sunday, November 19, 1961
Page: 11

Find Evidence of Life On Meteorites
LONDON (AP) - Two New York scientists said here they have found evdience =
of traces of living things in meteorites reaching the earth from outer sp=
ace.
Dr. George Claus of New York University and Prof. Bartholomew Nagy of For=
dham University reported they found in certain meteorites organized eleme=
nts resembling in structure the fossilized remains of microscopic forms o=
f life.
Of five types of "organized structure" which they describe, four are said=
 to be, similar to known earth species, but not identical.
They resemble small single-celled animals - dino-flagellates or chrysomon=
ads - which live only in sea or lake water. The fifth is unlike any known=
 terrestrial organism.
This evidence will do much to strengthen the implication of other discove=
ries in the last two years, which have shown how meteorites of various ki=
nds are contaiminated with traces of complex chemical substances whose pr=
esence is most easily accounted for by contact with living things.
The two scientists examined samples from two meteorites. These were the O=
rgueil meteorite, which fell in southern France in 1864, and the Ivuna me=
teorite, which fell in an arid region of central Africa in 1938.
The authors of the research have gone to some trouble to exclude the poss=
iblity that the objects which they have seen could have contaminted the m=
eteorites after their arrival on the earth. In each instance the meteorit=
es remained out of doors for onyl a few hours after falling.
They said it is most likely that the structures are the fossilized remain=
s of living micro-organisms "indigenous to the meteorites."
No single piece of evidence of this kind can be considered conclusive pro=
of of the existence of life outside the earth. But now the prospect of in=
teresting discoveries seems to ahve brightened, it is certain that analys=
is of meteorites will accelerate.


Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor=
 and meteorite articles.

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2> <P>Title: Great Bend Daily Tribune</P> <P>City: Great Bend, Kansas</P>=
 <P>Date: Sunday, November 19, 1961</P> <P>Page: 11</P></B> <P>&nbsp;</P>=
 <P>Find Evidence of Life On Meteorites</P> <P></P> <P>LONDON (AP) - Two =
New York scientists said here they have found evdience of traces of livin=
g things in meteorites reaching the earth from outer space.</P> <P>Dr. Ge=
orge Claus of New York University and Prof. Bartholomew Nagy of Fordham U=
niversity reported they found in certain meteorites organized elements re=
sembling in structure the fossilized remains of microscopic forms of life=
</P> <P>Of five types of "organized structure" which they describe, four=
 are said to be, similar to known earth species, but not identical.</P> <=
P>They resemble small single-celled animals - dino-flagellates or chrysom=
onads - which live only in sea or lake water. The fifth is unlike any kno=
wn terrestrial organism.</P> <P>This evidence will do much to strengthen =
the implication of other discoveries in the last two years, which have sh=
own how meteorites of various kinds are contaiminated with traces of comp=
lex chemical substances whose presence is most easily accounted for by co=
ntact with living things.</P> <P>The two scientists examined samples from=
 two meteorites. These were the Orgueil meteorite, which fell in southern=
 France in 1864, and the Ivuna meteorite, which fell in an arid region of=
 central Africa in 1938.</P> <P>The authors of the research have gone to =
some trouble to exclude the possiblity that the objects which they have s=
een could have contaminted the meteorites after their arrival on the eart=
h. In each instance the meteorites remained out of doors for onyl a few h=
ours after falling.</P> <P>They said it is most likely that the structure=
s are the fossilized remains of living micro-organisms "indigenous to the=
 meteorites."</P> <P>No single piece of evidence of this kind can be cons=
idered conclusive proof of the existence of life outside the earth. But n=
ow the prospect of interesting discoveries seems to ahve brightened, it i=
s certain that analysis of meteorites will accelerate.</P></FONT><BR><BR>=
Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor=
 and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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