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Support for a Young Earth? Scientists Baffled by Preserved Dinosaur Blood Cells [Psalms 85:11]
CNS News ^ | 6/15/2015 | Garrett Haley

Posted on 07/09/2015 9:48:38 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski

LONDON – The discovery of well-preserved blood and proteins in a supposedly 75-million-year-old dinosaur fossil has stumped secular scientists and led one Christian apologist to herald the findings as evidence of a young Earth.

A team of scientists at the U.K.’s Imperial College London carefully examined eight Cretaceous dinosaur bones discovered in North America, scrutinizing the bones’ interiors with an electron microscope. The researchers were stunned when they discovered what appeared to be red blood cells in one of the specimens.

Upon closer examination, the British scientists identified an internal structure within the dinosaur cells, complete with nuclei and amino acids. Then, in addition to the blood cells, the scientists discovered excellently-preserved collagen, which is a common soft tissue.

The scientists published their findings last week in “Nature Communications,” emphasizing that the dinosaur bones they studied were “not exceptionally preserved.”

“It has long been accepted that protein molecules decay in relatively short periods of time and cannot be preserved for longer than 4 million years,” the researchers noted. They described the discovery of preserved blood cells and soft tissue as unprecedented and “very exciting...”

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: belongsinreligion; blood; christianmythology; creationism; dinosaur; dna; earth; evolution; nonsense; notanewstopic; notasciencetopic; paleontology; superstition
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Psalms 85:11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
1 posted on 07/09/2015 9:48:38 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Lol! Cue pic of Jesus riding a dinosaur.


2 posted on 07/09/2015 9:54:25 AM PDT by GunRunner
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To: Jan_Sobieski

“If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.”


3 posted on 07/09/2015 9:55:08 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (Even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

Ping.


4 posted on 07/09/2015 9:55:08 AM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Amen.


5 posted on 07/09/2015 9:55:27 AM PDT by dadfly
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To: Jan_Sobieski

The 4.5 billion year figure on the age of the Earth they’ve been bantering on about just didn’t seem right to me. I have no way of actually knowing, but it seemed to me that at some point there could very easily be a retraction of that figure, in favor of one much shorter.

Well there be a shorter age determination? I’m not sure about it. My gut says yes. We all know what that’s worth.

LOL


6 posted on 07/09/2015 9:56:49 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

I can picture Noah on deck; “I think we’re going to need a bigger Ark.”


7 posted on 07/09/2015 9:57:37 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (2016 The RNC better come up with a Winner this time. Run some one like Cruz and Go for Broke!)
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To: Jan_Sobieski
Support for a Young Earth?

Not in the least.

8 posted on 07/09/2015 9:57:40 AM PDT by gdani (No sacred cows)
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To: DoughtyOne

Well there be a s...

Will there be a s...


9 posted on 07/09/2015 9:57:44 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: Jan_Sobieski
The researchers were stunned when they discovered what appeared to be red blood cells in one of the specimens. Upon closer examination, the British scientists identified an internal structure within the dinosaur cells, complete with nuclei and amino acids.

If I remember my HS Biology correctly, red blood cells do not have nuclei.

10 posted on 07/09/2015 10:00:32 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: fishtank

Ping


11 posted on 07/09/2015 10:02:48 AM PDT by StoneWall Brigade (MARANATHA)
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To: DoughtyOne

” The 4.5 billion year figure on the age of the Earth they’ve been bantering on about just didn’t seem right to me”

Because you have a brain that functions most of the time : )


12 posted on 07/09/2015 10:04:22 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Because dragons are myths, of course....


13 posted on 07/09/2015 10:07:21 AM PDT by roamer_1 (Globalism is just socialism in a business suit.)
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To: tacticalogic
The discovery of well-preserved blood and proteins in a supposedly 75-million-year-old dinosaur fossil has stumped secular scientists and led one Christian apologist to herald the findings as evidence of a young Earth.

A team of scientists at the U.K.’s Imperial College London carefully examined eight Cretaceous dinosaur bones discovered in North America, scrutinizing the bones’ interiors with an electron microscope. The researchers were stunned when they discovered what appeared to be red blood cells in one of the specimens.

Upon closer examination, the British scientists identified an internal structure within the dinosaur cells, complete with nuclei and amino acids.

IM NOT CERTAIN that they meant to say that nuclei were discovered within the Blood Cells as protein cells were also under the microscope
14 posted on 07/09/2015 10:08:06 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: GunRunner
How `bout a hug? Jesus and the dinosaur photo: Jesus and the Velociraptor dinojesus.jpg
15 posted on 07/09/2015 10:10:17 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: gdani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdTlOVTDbNU

Hers some. If ya got a little time.


16 posted on 07/09/2015 10:12:40 AM PDT by sopwith (getting a six pack)
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To: sopwith

Oops here’s


17 posted on 07/09/2015 10:13:53 AM PDT by sopwith (getting a six pack)
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To: tacticalogic

“If I remember my HS Biology correctly, red blood cells do not have nuclei.”

That is correct, but only for mammals. Dinosaurs weren’t mammals.


18 posted on 07/09/2015 10:14:44 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: MeshugeMikey
IM NOT CERTAIN that they meant to say that nuclei were discovered within the Blood Cells as protein cells were also under the microscope

The only cells mentioned are the red blood cells. I don't see any mention of "protein cells", nor do I recall ever seeing that term in the chapters on the various cell types (but that was some considerable number of years ago).

19 posted on 07/09/2015 10:16:20 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Why do so many Christians get stuck on the idea that a “day” in the Genesis story is one revolution of the earth during annual orbit around the sun, or 24 hours?

According to the story, the first day of creation doesn’t even have the earth revolving between night and day at all!

Hence, it is obvious to me at least that the term “day” was used as a symbolism for one phase following another.

The genesis story wasn’t originally given to educated people. I believe that God used symbolism that was simple for them to understand.


20 posted on 07/09/2015 10:17:13 AM PDT by teppe (... for my God ... for my Family ... for my Country ....)
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