a role for iron and oxygen chemistry in preserving soft tissues, cells and molecules from deep time...
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A role for iron and oxygen chemistry in preserving soft tissues, cells and molecules from deep time
by Mary H. Schweitzer, Wenxia Zheng, Timothy P. Cleland, Mark B. Goodwin, Elizabeth Boatman, Elizabeth Theil, Matthew A. Marcus, and Sirine C. Fakra
Proceedings BVolume 281(1775):20132741
January 22, 2014
©2014 by The Royal Society
TEM images of (a,c,e) T. rex (MOR 1125) vessels, (b,d) B. canadensis (MOR 2598) vessels and (f) ostrich vessels.
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(a–c) µ-XRF maps of HB-incubated ostrich, B. canadensis (MOR 2598) and T. rex (MOR 1125) vessel tissues at 3 µm resolution, with locations of analysis identified by white numerical labels,
illustrating the intimate association of Fe with each vessel tissue.
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Overlay and fluorescence microscopy images of dinosaur ‘osteocytes’ and vessels after exposure to polyclonal antibodies.
Mary H. Schweitzer et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2014;281:20132741
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Ostrich vessels isolated from extant bone.
Mary H. Schweitzer et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2014;281:20132741
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