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Scientists Find Soft Tissue in T-Rex Fossil

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-it-actually-tasted-like-chicken dept.

douglips writes "Reuters is running a story about a shocking development in paleontology: A T-Rex thigh bone fossil was reluctantly broken to fit in a transport helicopter, and inside soft tissue was found. It appears to include blood vessels and bone cells. Scientists hope to isolate proteins, and perhaps even DNA."

5 of 978 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Possible viruses? by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Who knows what they might do?

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  2. Carry on?!? by A+nonymous+Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I didn't see that movie. I have all the others, except Carry On Columbus, on DVD. But not Carry On Cloning. Where can I get it?

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  4. How soft? by db10 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Was it as soft as Charmin?

  5. A little early? by zardor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hm, What's the odds that this article was released exactly a week early?

    (please adjust as required for dupe submissions)

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