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Signs of Ancient Cells and Proteins Found In Dinosaur Fossils
sciencehabit writes: The cupboards of the Natural History Museum in London hold spectacular dinosaur fossils, from 15-centimeter, serrated Tyrannosaurus rex teeth to a 4-meter-long hadrosaur tail. Now, researchers are reporting another spectacular find, buried in eight nondescript fossils from the same collection: what appear to be ancient red blood cells and fibers of ancient protein. Using new methods to peer deep inside fossils, the study in this week's issue of Nature Communications backs up previous, controversial reports of such structures in dinosaur bones. It also suggests that soft tissue preservation may be more common than anyone had guessed.
I, for one, welcome our giant drumstick-bearing, chicken-flavored overlords.
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I totally read that in a southern US accent.
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Considering that birds are considered avian dinosaurs (the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct), it's a good bet that they (dinos) do taste like chicken.
But you're going to need two strong arms to lift that drumstick!
-- Alastair