When paleontologists find fossilized dinosaur bones during a dig, they usually do everything in their power to protect them, using tools like toothbrushes to carefully unearth the bones without inflicting any damage. However, when scientists found a massive Tyrannosaurus rex thigh bone in a remote region of Montana a few months ago, they were forced to break the bone in two in order to fit it into the transport helicopter. This act of necessity revealed a startling surprise: soft tissue that had seemingly resisted fossilization still existed inside the bone. This tissue, including blood vessels, bone cells, and perhaps even blood cells, was so well preserved that it was still stretchy and flexible.
Oh man, you know that they are not going to be able to resist trying to clone this thing! I mean is there any of us who would not pay huge dollars to see a real Tyrannosaurus Rex?
If you said no, you are a liar!
I love science.
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Don't feed the trolls!
It just goes directly to their thighs.