SMRTR Science & EngineeringMar 3, 2026Nautilus

When Scientists Are Dinosaurs

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In 2012, PhD student Alison Moyer faced hostility when her research suggested that structures identified as color-producing melanosomes in dinosaur fossils were actually bacteria, challenging established studies.

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