Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...

Jeffrey Hartgerink is a professor of chemistry and bioengineering at Rice.

For many years, it was widely believed that fossils no longer contained any original organic molecules as the fossilization ...

The findings shed light on how proteins like collagen may survive for millions of years within dinosaur bones.

For many years, scientists believed that organic molecules could not survive in fossils, as the fossilization process was ...

Researchers have discovered clear chemical traces of decaying collagen in a duck-billed dinosaur fossil, upending previously ...

They recovered a well-preserved hip bone (sacrum) of an Edmontosaurus dinosaur from the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota. This formation dates back to the late Cretaceous period, suggesting this ...

For many years, it has been widely believed that fossils no longer contained their original organic molecules as the fossilization process was thought to destroy them. Now, a groundbreaking study, led ...

The University of Liverpool has uncovered strong evidence that organic molecules, including collagen, can be preserved in Mesozoic fossils, chall ...