Buff Minorca Hen
Bits of protein from a dinosaur bone were used to isolate genetic proof that the T-Rex is a distant relative to the chicken. What they isolated and compared were 7 distinct collagen protein fragments. They matched it against a database of existing protein fragments, found three matched uniquely to chickens.
Oh, and as to the taste question? My favorite response was that since this was isolated from bone, T Rex probably doesn’t taste like chicken — but T Rex soup might taste like chicken soup.
Tyrannosaurus Pecks ; Proof That the Dinosaur Evolved into a Chicken
