Table 3. Identification through Raman and IR Spectroscopy of the Barium Silica–Carbonate Biomorphs^a.

type of DNA	type of synthesis	Raman (λ, cm–1)	IR (λ, cm–1)	composition/biotic or abiotic
control	5% (v/v) CO2	93, 139, 155, 229, 692, 1059	692, 794, 855, 1073, 1415	witherite/abiotic
	RTP	101, 145, 158, 228, 697, 1064	603, 692, 800, 854, 954, 1080, 1413, 1577	witherite/abiotic
E. coli	5% (v/v) CO2	93, 142, 156, 224, 1060, 1296, 1449, 1607, 2917	554, 582, 600, 692, 778, 854, 894, 1058, 1412, 1577, 1751, 1980, 2451, 2830, 2910	witherite/biotic
	RTP	99, 141, 152, 223, 692, 930, 1060, 1357, 1508, 2936	603, 692, 855, 953, 1077, 1416, 1576, 1748, 1979, 2161, 2990	witherite/biotic
A. maxima	5% (v/v) CO2	94, 139, 155, 225, 691, 1059, 2922	591, 692, 785, 855, 1058, 1417	witherite/abiotic
	RTP	141, 152, 224, 694, 1061, 1425, 1508, 2920	692, 799, 854, 953, 1077, 1471, 1600, 1750, 2970	witherite/biotic
C. albicans	5% (v/v) CO2	104, 146, 161, 475, 698, 1066, 1461, 1613, 2924	604, 662, 786, 855, 951, 1076, 1416, 1749, 1960, 2050, 2450, 2650, 2830, 2920	witherite/biotic
	RTP	101, 143, 696, 1061, 2934	572, 609, 692, 799, 854, 950, 1080, 1413, 1557	witherite/abiotic
E. arvense	5% CO2	95, 140, 157, 225, 692, 1060	692, 800, 856, 958, 1080, 1415	witherite/abiotic
	RTP	141, 225, 693, 1061, 2940	662, 788, 856, 933, 1074, 1413	witherite/abiotic
H. sapiens	5% (v/v) CO2	102, 146, 162, 230, 698, 1066	692, 789, 855, 1058, 1417	witherite/abiotic
	RTP	99, 142, 152, 225, 694, 1011, 1061	604, 761, 896, 1054, 1417	witherite/abiotic
all DNAs	5% (v/v) CO2	94,108, 145, 224, 690, 1059	692, 788, 855, 1058, 1418	witherite/abiotic
	RTP	141, 222, 692, 1060, 2917	662, 799, 855, 953, 1080, 1417, 1576	witherite/abiotic

^aThe control sample does not contain DNA.