Lecture: Amber, Jurassic Park and All That
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Entry Fee
Members: Free
Visitors: £5.00
Date and Time
19:30 -
Location
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN
Lecture Description
This talk will be about the formation of amber, its occurrence geographically and through geological time, with specific reference to the Baltic and Dominican Republic. This will lead on to an illustration of the biological inclusions within amber from around the world, soft tissue preservation and preserved biomolecules (fossil DNA), and the consequences of finding fossil DNA in these specimens (set against the context of the film Jurassic Park) - if indeed fossil DNA has actually been extracted from any of the specimens at all!
Attending via Zoom
This is a hybrid meeting: you can attend in person or join online via Zoom.
Bath Geological Society Members: Free of charge. Joining instructions and the Zoom link are sent to members by email prior to the lecture.
Visitors & Non-Members: (including members of the Geologists' Association and affiliated societies) Please book via Eventbrite to receive Zoom access (see the Entry Fee details above).
How to join: Click the Zoom link provided in your email or Eventbrite confirmation. You can join using the Zoom desktop or mobile app, or directly via your web browser without installing any software. The virtual waiting room opens approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start time, and attendees will be admitted before the talk commences.
For any queries about joining online, please contact [email protected].