I have read several stories on this in the last couple of days.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2015/06/09/blood-cells-dinosaur-bones/

All say how important this will be for evolutionary studies and dinosaur biology.

To make dinosaurs.

Big deal.

I want to know how and why dead animal cells don't decay in 75 million years.

Are you sure it's been 75 million years?

 

what causes decay and at what rate?

 

Actually the story said remnants of the cells survived, in fossilized forms. No DNA, just a few proteins. Most decay is what it sounds like, micro-organisms eating the dead flesh. Doesn't seem to apply for fossilized flesh, the micro-organisms would be fossilized along with it.

Of course, this is a public magazine, not a scientific journal. You take what they say as public entertainment.

 

Actually the story said remnants of the cells survived, in fossilized forms. No DNA, just a few proteins. Most decay is what it sounds like, micro-organisms eating the dead flesh. Doesn't seem to apply for fossilized flesh, the micro-organisms would be fossilized along with it.

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Life is natures way of keeping meat fresh.

 

This is pretty amazing... it seems that we've gotten the appearance of velociraptors wrong all along!

 

This is pretty amazing... it seems that we've gotten the appearance of velociraptors wrong all along!

Pity the picture doesn't include a reference to appreciate the actual size.

 

http://phys.org/news/2015-12-blood-vessels-million-year-old-fossil.html

 

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/201.../?utm_source=upi&utm_campaign=mp&utm_medium=4

 

Science fiction leads science fact. If they're trying to make Jurrassic Park a real thing, I wish they focus their efforts on making me a light saber. I have no use for a dinosaur.

 

You may really need that light saber or better yet a blaster as you are going down the hatch Wait a minute didn't I see that in the movie? .Only they used a femur bone to save the day.

 

I have no use for a dinosaur.

You don't like pets?

 

If in some way or by some manner I could acquire, incubate and hatch a dinosaur egg........I would.

Then I would feed it. With whatever it needed. o yeah.

 

You don't like pets?

Pets, sure I have one. He's a dog who boasts a full feature set, including:
Barking skills.
plays with children.
bred for generations for loyalty and temperament.
Mammal, soft with fur, snuggly.
Eats table scraps.

What can a dinosaur give me? If I felt the dog was an inadequate protector and work animal, my next choice would be silverback gorilla, not dinosaur.

 

What can a dinosaur give me?

mmmhhhh.... prestige?

 

I have read, and believe it that our early ancestors and the Neanderthals often interbred.
Some have had their DNA tested have discovered the Neanderthal gene is present.
I just recently had a (DNA) test for ancestry purposes, they never mentioned Neanderthal in the result, (Not that there is anything wrong with that)
I have a 2% of South Asian blood, accounts for my love of curry!
Max.

 

I have read, and believe it that our early ancestors and the Neanderthals often interbred.
Some have had their DNA tested have discovered the Neanderthal gene is present.
I just recently had a (DNA) test for ancestry purposes, they never mentioned Neanderthal in the result, (Not that there is anything wrong with that)
I have a 2% of South Asian blood, accounts for my love of curry!
Max.

I once read that white skin is a trait that we inherited from the Neanderthals... I wonder if that's true