Electric discharge in Miller experiment simulated
Miller introduced electrodes to produce sparks inside gas flask, mimicking atmospheric lightning, a potent energy source on early Earth before oxygen and ozone filtered radiation. Lightning provides high temperature plasma breaking CH4, NH3, H2, H2O into radicals that recombine into organics. Other energy sources like ultraviolet radiation and volcanic heat were also invoked in origin theories but electric discharge was specifically modeled by sparks. This design choice validates Lightning as simulated energy driver for prebiotic synthesis. This concept integrates genetics, ecology and molecul
Ref: Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th ed., Chapter 1: Origin of Life.
