Organic Molecules Survive for 350 Million Years?

Breaking news in the science of paleontology!  Organic (living) molecules have been found in several fossilized species of marine sea lilies (Figure 1).  The fossilized crinoids (sea lilies) are found throughout the U.S. Midwest sedimentary rock but the current discovery was found in Australia (Fig. 2).  The surprise to the discoverers was that these fossils […]

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DNA: Evidence of a Master’s Blueprint: Part Two

In Part One of this introductory series on DNA, a brief look at the history of the scientific achievements leading to our current understanding of genetics was presented.  The series of scientific efforts that led to the discovery of the DNA molecule and the subsequent analysis of the molecule showed how genetic information is passed from generation to generation.  The […]

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