Molecules Through Time: Fossil Molecules and Biochemical Systematics (Philosophical Transactions) - Softcover

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"Molecules through time" is a comprehensive survey of the survival of organic molecules in the geological record. It covers the latest technical advances and discoveries in research on ancient proteins and amino acids, DNA, lipids, chlorophyll-derived pigments and other resistant biomolecules. These organic remnants of ancient life forms represent important sources of information for many scientific disciplines, including archaeology, biochemistry, evolutionary biology, organic geochemistry, genetics, geology and palaeontology. In recent years a range of techniques are increasingly being applied both to the study of fossil molecules and to related investigations of source compounds in living organisms. In addition to presenting the latest information on the survival of fossil molecules in the geological record, this volume also discusses the diverse applications of these data and the fossilization conditions that may be conducive to biomolecule preservation.