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Researchers have managed to recover proteins from a tens of millions of-year-old rhinoceros fossil, a feat that will teach us a great deal about the evolution of missing animals.
Biological witnesses: Researchers have discovered surprisingly old proteins in the enamel of an extinct rhinoceros. Biomolecules have survived for more than 20 million years – that's a new record. Also from the enamel of other rhinoceros as well as ruffled animals, they succeeded in extracting proteins up to 18 million years old. This proves that proteins can last much longer than expected – and significantly longer than DNA, as two teams report…
Paleontologists Find Ancient Proteins in 18-Million-Year-Old Mammal Tooth Enamel
Paleontologists have discovered protein sequences within dense enamel tissues of ancient rhinocerotid and proboscidean fossils collected at sites of Buluk and Loperot in the Turkana Basin, Kenya. The post Paleontologists Find Ancient Proteins in 18-Million-Year-Old Mammal Tooth Enamel appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
The Oldest Protein, Dating Back 18 Million Years, Discovered in Ancient Teeth
Protein fragments survived in the extreme environment of Rift Valley, Kenya Ellen Miller In Kenya, fossilized teeth from an 18 million-year-old mammal yielded the oldest protein fragment ever discovered, extending the age record for ancient proteins by fivefold. Daniel Green at Harvard, alongside Kenyan scientists, unearthed diverse fossil specimens, including teeth, in Kenya’s Rift Valley. [...] The post The Oldest Protein, Dating Back 18 Milli…
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