The application of molecular biology to the earth sciences is a fairly recent development. It is used in the investigation of the origin and cycling of organic molecules in the earth's crust, and in the historical information stored in protein and DNA sequences. "Biomolecular Geology" discusses the occurrence and significance of major groups of biomolecules (carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, DNA) and their geological products from humic and fulvic acids to coal, oil and gas, their interaction with sediment particles and their influences on geological processes such as diagenesis. It includes hundreds of analyses of amino acids in the atmosphere, water, sediments, rocks and fossils. This book should be of interest to postgraduates and researchers in palaeontology and life sciences; professionals in petroleum, hydrocarbon sedimentation and palaeontological fields.
- ISBN10 0412446707
- ISBN13 9780412446702
- Publish Date March 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 November 1995
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Chapman and Hall
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 300
- Language English