Techniques Used in Forensic Science Help Discover New Molecular Fossils (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Techniques Used in Forensic Science Help Discover New Molecular Fossils (2 of 2)

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Molecular fossils of Archaea (cyclic biphytanes and diagenetic products of them) and their distribution. The researchers found new molecular fossils of archaea in sedimentary rocks deposited in southern China about 250 million years ago, using a common analytical instrument (GC-MS). They believe this will reveal archaeal distribution from 200 million years ago.

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Ryosuke Saito

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