| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 355 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-339) and index. |
| Contents |
Molecular informants: a changing perspective of organic chemistry -- Looking to the rocks: molecular clues to the origin of life -- From the moon to Mars: the search for extraterrestrial life -- Black gold: an alchemist's guide to petroleum -- Deep sea mud: biomarker clues to ancient climates -- More molecules, more mud and the isotopic dimension: ancient environments revealed -- Microbiologists (finally) climb on board -- Weird molecules, inconceivable microbes, and unlikely environmental proxies: marine ecology revised -- Molecular paleontology and biochemical evolution -- Early life revisited -- Thinking molecularly, anything goes: from mummies to oil spills, doubts to new directions. |
| Summary |
Fossil Molecules in Geologic Time. 1. Molecular Informants: a changing perspective of organic chemistry. 2. Looking to the Rocks: immortal molecules and life's first vestiges. 3. From the Moon to Mars: the search for extraterrestrial life. 4. Black Gold: an alchemist's guide to petroleum. 5. Deep Sea Mud: biomarker clues to climate history. 6. More Molecules, More Mud and the Isotopic Dimension: ancient environments revealed. 7. Microbiologists (finally) Climb on Board. 8. Weird Molecules, Inconceivable Microbes, and Unlikely Proxies: marine ecology revised. 9. Molecular Paleontology and Bioch. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Biomolecules, Fossil.
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Biomolecules, Fossil. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Eglinton, G. (Geoffrey)
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Rullkötter, J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gaines, Susan M. Echoes of life. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780195176193 0195176197 (DLC) 2008019905 (OCoLC)216938498 |
| ISBN |
9780199721085 (electronic book) |
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0199721084 (electronic book) |
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9780195176193 |
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0195176197 |
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