Information - BG5.3 Towards a process based understanding of Biomineralization
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Biologically produced calcium-carbonates are among the most important sources of information for climate change studies but, surprisingly, no agreement exists about the crystallization mechanism of these widely used biological archives.
To understand trace element incorporation and stable isotope fractionation during biomineral formation the complex interplay between ion transport from the environment to the site of calcification by means of cell physiological processes and subsequent crystal nucleation and growth in the presence of organic molecules has to be understood. This requires the united effort of scientists from different fields like cell physiology, mineralogy/crystallography, and analytical chemistry/physics. The scope of this session therefore is to represent research from different disciplines, which could help to understand biomineralization on a process based level.
Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers
Prof. Dr. Heinrich F. Arlinghaus, University of Münster, Germany
„Novel Mass Spectrometry Techniques for 2D and 3D Elemental and Molecular Imaging”
Dr. Anders Meibom, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
"Coral biomineralization: A sharper optic reveals ultra-structural properties"
Dr. Gert-Jan Reichart, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
"Towards a process based understanding of biomineralization in foraminifera"
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