The results of these three experiments were all due to contamination. We observed each solution for 2 months, during which the 1 μm globular objects grew to about 10μm in size. The groups of two or three objects had each grown to about 8 μm, for a total length of 25 μm. In addition, there were objects about 5 μm in width that grew into one-dimensional chains and branched out, as well 10 μm globular objects that formed colonies. The movement of these 10 μm microbe-like objects became nearly imperceptible. During the 2 months period, objects just appeared in succession and grew, rather than dividing or reproducing as we expected. Figure 11 shows an SEM micrograph of the 10 μm microbe-like objects, revealing that they were doughnut-shaped [6]. However, we were not able to determine from photos whether or not there were membranes similar to thoes in red corpuscles.
Fig 11. An SEM photograph microbe-like objects.
