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T-Rex leather handbag failed to sell at auction for $500k

The public's desire for a handbag made of leather created in a lab using cells from a T. Rex was vastly overestimated by the ...
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Trex® launches Refuge ignition-resistant decking

Trex Company [NYSE: TREX], the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and residential railing, announced the limited launch of Trex® Refuge Decking – an ignition-resistant PVC ...
New York Post

Purses made from T. rex? This company claims leather made from 66 million-year-old dinosaur DNA is coming

About 66 million years ago, the Tyrannosaurus rex roamed around Earth terrifying nature around it. Now, one of the largest predators ever to live on land can be your next purse. Researchers and ...
The Financial Express

This T. Rex‑Skin Handbag Was Made From 67‑Million‑Year‑Old DNA — But Found No Buyer At Paris Auction

The T. rex leather bag, made from lab-grown collagen traced to a 67-million-year-old dinosaur fossil, failed to sell at a ...
Business Wire

Trex® Expands Refuge™ Decking Launch Into Northeast Markets

WINCHESTER, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trex Company [NYSE: TREX], the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and residential railing, today announced added markets to the limited release ...