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In [[BioScience]], Karen Bushaw-Newton said "those who are looking to broaden their knowledge of the connections between chemical compounds and the diversity of life, will find Echoes of Life well worth reading."<ref name="American Institute of Biological Sciences">{{cite journal|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.16|title=Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History|last=Bushaw-Newton|first=Karen |journal=BioScience |volume=59 |issue=8 |pages=710–2|doi=10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.16}}</ref>.
In [[BioScience]], Karen Bushaw-Newton said "those who are looking to broaden their knowledge of the connections between chemical compounds and the diversity of life, will find Echoes of Life well worth reading."<ref name="American Institute of Biological Sciences">{{cite journal|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.16|title=Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History|last=Bushaw-Newton|first=Karen |journal=BioScience |volume=59 |issue=8 |pages=710–2|doi=10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.16}}</ref>.

Katherine H. Freeman writing for [[Science (journal) | Science]] said "the authors interweave an account of the development of biomarker research and sketches of what these fossil organic molecules tell us about the histories of Earth and life".<ref name="Katherine H. Freeman ">{{cite journal |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/sci;323/5916/879a |title=Bounties from Biomarkers|last=Freeman |first=Katherine H |date=13 February 2009 |journal=Science |volume=323 |issue=5916 |page=879 |doi=10.1126/science.1167929}}</ref>


David K. Muirhead, writing for the [[Astrobiology Society of Britain]], said the book explained the development of organic chemistry "very nicely". <ref name="David K. Muirhead">{{cite web|url=http://www.astrobiologysociety.org/book-reviews-mainmenu-39/283-echoes-of-life.html|title=Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History|last=Muirhead|first=David K|date=06 April 2009|publisher=Astrobiology Society of Britain}}</ref>
David K. Muirhead, writing for the [[Astrobiology Society of Britain]], said the book explained the development of organic chemistry "very nicely". <ref name="David K. Muirhead">{{cite web|url=http://www.astrobiologysociety.org/book-reviews-mainmenu-39/283-echoes-of-life.html|title=Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History|last=Muirhead|first=David K|date=06 April 2009|publisher=Astrobiology Society of Britain}}</ref>

[[Russell Shapiro]] writing in [[Astrobiology (journal)|''Astrobiology'']] said the book tackles a complex but important chapter in the evolving amalgamation of biosciences. <ref name="Russell Shapiro">{{cite journal|last=Shapiro|first=Russell|date=January 2009|title=Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History|journal=Astrobiology|publisher=Mary Ann Liebert,|volume=9|issue=1|pages=138–139|doi=10.1089/ast.2008.0915.|url=http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ast.2008.0915}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Echoes of Life : What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History
AuthorSusan M. Gaines, Geoffrey Eglinton, and Jurgen Rullkotter
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-Fiction
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
2009
Pages376
ISBN9780195176193

Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History is a book written by Susan M. Gaines, Geoffrey Eglinton, and Jurgen Rullkotter which focuses on the history and synthesis of the discipline of organic chemistry, from early experiments in the 1930s to current areas of active research. The book was published by Oxford University Press in 2009.

Synopsis

Echoes of Life focuses on the history of organic geochemistry, from early experiments in the 1930s to modern areas of research.

Reception

The book has received positive reviews in specialist scientific journals.

Bill Green, writing in Chemical and Engineering News, called it "a remarkable book" and a "highly readable introduction to the field of organic geochemistry"[1].

In BioScience, Karen Bushaw-Newton said "those who are looking to broaden their knowledge of the connections between chemical compounds and the diversity of life, will find Echoes of Life well worth reading."[2].

Katherine H. Freeman writing for Science said "the authors interweave an account of the development of biomarker research and sketches of what these fossil organic molecules tell us about the histories of Earth and life".[3]

David K. Muirhead, writing for the Astrobiology Society of Britain, said the book explained the development of organic chemistry "very nicely". [4]

Russell Shapiro writing in Astrobiology said the book tackles a complex but important chapter in the evolving amalgamation of biosciences. [5]

References

  1. ^ Green, Bill (July 20, 2009). "Tracing Earth History". Chemical and Engineering News. 87 (29): 49–50.
  2. ^ Bushaw-Newton, Karen. "Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History". BioScience. 59 (8): 710–2. doi:10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.16.
  3. ^ Freeman, Katherine H (13 February 2009). "Bounties from Biomarkers". Science. 323 (5916): 879. doi:10.1126/science.1167929.
  4. ^ Muirhead, David K (06 April 2009). "Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History". Astrobiology Society of Britain. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Shapiro, Russell (January 2009). "Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History". Astrobiology. 9 (1). Mary Ann Liebert,: 138–139. doi:10.1089/ast.2008.0915. {{cite journal}}: Check |doi= value (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)