collagen

Behind the “T. rex leather” bag that is driving auctions, here’s what luxury really sells

skin collagen Tyrannosaurus

Between biotechnological prowess and luxury storytelling, a handbag presented as made from “T. rex leather” has just appeared on the Parisian auction market. Priced at several hundred thousand euros, the object invokes paleontology and fragments of...

12/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

Paleontology rocked by discovery of organic molecules in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bones

bone collagen protein fossil Dinosauria Edmontosaurus discovery

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that dinosaur fossils may still contain traces of their original proteins, overturning a long-standing belief that fossilization destroys all organic material. In a remarkably well-preserved Edmontosaurus fossil from South Dakota, researchers detected remnants of collagen — the main protein found in bone — using advanced techniques including mass spectrometry and protein sequencing.

14/05/2026 sciencedaily