There is lots of abiogenetic research going on, it's just not as sexy as physics, because biologists know it occurred and evolutionary biology is more helpful to us now.
Here are three relevant papers, there are loads more out there. Sadly lots are behind paywalls.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19444213
Here are three relevant papers, there are loads more out there. Sadly lots are behind paywalls.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19444213