A toast to the proteins in dinosaur bones

Friday, November 9, 2018 - 05:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Burnt toast and dinosaur bones have a common trait, according to a new, Yale-led study. They both contain chemicals that, under the right conditions, transform original proteins into something new. It's a process that may help researchers understand how soft-tissue cells inside dinosaur bones can survive for hundreds of millions of years.

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