How much chemistry is involved in genetic engineering?

Geological engineering and chemistry?

• Hi, i want to do a geology degree (specialise in geological engineering) and want to know if there is alot of chemistry involved. If so, is the level high, does anyone know what subjects of chemistry i should find out about ? Thanks for any response

• Answer:

  There is a fair amount of chemistry involved in the degree. You won't be able to specialise straight away so you will have to do petrology. In terms of what aspects of chemistry; Thermodynamics will come up as will isotope fractionation and kinetics. To give you an indication, these are the topics I covered in my "chemical geology" course this year: 1. Nucleosynthesis 2. Thermodynamics 3. Equilibrium (in solid and in aqueous systems) 4. Kinetics 5. Radiometric dating & isotope ratios 6. Mineral stability 7. Kinetics 8. Isotope Geology (fractionation & thermochronometry) 9. Analytical techniques These might not be representative of what you will have to do as different universities will have different courses but I imagine you will have do do most of these. If you have to do hydrocarbons (or choose to) then there is also a good chance you will have to do some form of organic chemistry. There is likely more but I havn't got to it yet. Hope this helps.