Scientists at the Imperial University of Frederikstown reported today that they have at last managed to extract a small amount of intact protein from an ancient George Burns fossil (estimated to be between 100,000,000 and 230,000,000 years old).
Dr. Rachel McPatrick and Dr. Yussef Al MacMuhd jointly announced their findings to a packed conference room, at which time they were able to shed more light on what this discovery could signal for further research.
"It's possibly the pinnacle of my career", mused Dr. McPatrick, "an actual George Burns protein could reveal incredible details about the late Vaudeville era or earlier".
Although amused by the suggestions from the reporters, both scientists were able to confirm that a full George Burns "Jurassic Park" themepark was simply out of the question. The primary food of the gigantic mammals was cigarus vulvaris, the last known variant of which probably became extinct shortly after the cretaceous Vaudeville epoch.
