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> Yet first, paleontologists need to confirm that these possible genetic traces are the real thing. As is common with science articles, the headline doesn't qu

> Yet first, paleontologists need to confirm that these possible genetic traces are the real thing. As is common with science articles, the headline doesn't quite match reality.

chc 6y ago
The headline says possible dinosaur DNA has been found, and that quote agrees that these samples are possibly dinosaur DNA. That seems to match.
- echelon 6y ago
  Or bacterial DNA. I think samples need to be isolated and sequenced before we know what we're dealing with.