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_d8fd
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Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe
Too bad DNA doesn't stick around more than a few million years [1]. It'd be interesting to research the possibility of prions wiping out the dinosaurs from Mad Herbivore Disease.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_DNA
pavel_lishin
on April 20, 2016
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Why would preserved DNA help us figure this out?
djsumdog
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Very true. It wouldn't at all would it? You'd need to have actual preserved cells and protein from that era.
JoeAltmaier
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It does, sort of. Dinosaur dna is in every bird!
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_DNA