This research is significant because it provides strong evidence that original biological molecules can survive in dinosaur fossils, challenging the long-held assumption that such compounds degrade over millions of years. Crucially…
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) | Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Topics: Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences- Heme signatures in mineralized red blood cells within vascular canals of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur bone
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