12.458 Molecular Biogeochemistry, Fall 2006

Summons, Roger

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Summons, Roger

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Molecular Biogeochemistry

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Abstract

This course covers all aspects of molecular biosignatures from their pathways of lipid biosynthesis, the distribution patterns of lipid biosynthetic pathways with regard to phylogeny and physiology, isotopic contents, occurrence in modern organisms and environments, diagenetic pathways, analytical techniques and the occurrence of molecular fossils through the geological record.

Date issued

2006-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73640

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning

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12.458-Fall2006

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Keywords

molecular biogeochemistry, biosynthesis, phylogenetic associations, bacteria, eukarya, sterochemical modifications

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