臺灣科學家發現距今1.95億年的恐龍蛋白質

Scientists in southeast China's Taiwan have been reported to find the collagen protein remnants in dinosaur wreckage.

近日，來自中國東南部的臺灣的科學家發佈報告稱，他們在恐龍殘骸中發現了殘餘的膠原蛋白。

The remnants are the basis of the connective tissue that is adjacent to the muscle, as well as the composition of the all animals' meat.

這種膠原蛋白是緊鄰肌肉的結締組織的主要成分，也是所有動物肉的一種組成成分。

The remnants were found in the rib vascular channels of a 195-million-year-old dinosaur in southwest China's Yunnan province, according to the study on the Nature Communications journal on January 31, 2017.

據《自然通訊》雜誌2017年1月31日發表的研究稱，科學家們是在恐龍的肋骨血管通道內發現的這種殘餘物，而這具恐龍殘骸發現於中國西南部的雲南省，距今1.95億年。

The researchers analysed the fossils and further found that there are organics existing in the vascular channels through spectroscopy method.

當時研究人員對恐龍化石進行了分析，並進一步通過波譜法發現了殘留在血管通道內的有機物。

Based on the data obtained, these organics are concluded to be the collagen protein remnants.

根據得到的數據顯示，這些有機物最終被判定爲膠原蛋白殘餘。

The researchers believed that the remnants were preserved because of the clogging by iron mineral in the bone cavity, since organics could remain for millions of years if isolated from external environment.

研究人員認爲，這些殘餘物之所以能夠被保存下來，是因爲骨腔被鐵礦物堵塞住了，因爲如果有機物和外部環境隔絕開來的話，是可以保存數百萬年的。