Proteins from the past.
Some fragments of ancient protein are less prone to degradation because they bind strongly to the surfaces of minerals.
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, United States.
Adam F
AF
Wallace
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States.
James D
JD
Schiffbauer
Struthio camelus; biochemistry; biomineralization; eggshell; evolutionary biology; genomics; molecular dynamics; paleontology; paleoproteomics
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