Jurassic Park Apparently Possible

[Star]

Scientists Clone Extinct Species​

Using DNA taken from these skin samples, the scientists were able to replace the genetic material in eggs from domestic goats, to clone a female Pyrenean ibex, or bucardo as they are known. It is the first time an extinct animal has been cloned.

Sadly, the newborn ibex kid died shortly after birth due to physical defects in its lungs. Other cloned animals, including sheep, have been born with similar lung defects.

It has also increased the possibility that it will one day be possible to reproduce long-dead species such as woolly mammoths and even dinosaurs.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sciencea...8/Extinct-ibex-is-resurrected-by-cloning.html

 

[SuperFerret]

Yay! More useless applications of science that result in cruelty!

 

[Star]

Yep, and more disgusting abuse of animals

 

[SuperFerret]

Seriously. I mean, I'm a HUGE dinosaur nut, and my dream job (the unattainable one) is dinosaur veterinarian, and I've never seen any cause as reason enough for me to protest, but if they ever clone a dinosaur I will petition that it be euthanized for it's own good and it's body, and all information on the process that created it, be destroyed.

 

[Star]

I love dinosaurs too. But... I think humans are going to pay for messing around with nature.

 

[chaseter]

The day I ride a dinosaur is the day my life is complete. I can then be killed by being eaten by a Rex

 

[SuperFerret]

In a fantasy world, cloning dinosaurs would be great. We could have them in special zoos and on nature reserves and study them as we do modern animals. The reality is that the world is VASTLY different than it was during the Cretaceous period, and even more different than the earlier periods. Dinosaurs would quickly fall prey to changes in the environment, diseases, and other factors. Their resurrection would be short, painful and cruel.

 

[Matt]

"God creates dinosaur. God destroys dinosaur. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaur."

But yeah, I agree with Ferret.

 

[Be Snikt-Happy]

way they legalized this already? i thought they knew it was possible, but for some reason wouldnt be allowed by the gov-gov to do it...?

bah, its not like you will hear a state pass an actual "No cloning dinosaurs" law.

 

[SuperFerret]

Cloning certain extinct species is possible. I'm sure that dinosaurs are not among those that can, as there is likely not enough viable DNA to do so.

 

[taskmaster]

"God creates dinosaur. God destroys dinosaur. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaur."

WHOOO Man, screw God!!!!! We're #1!

 

[SuperFerret]

What happens when dinosaurs destroy man, and recreate God?

 

[Be Snikt-Happy]

WHOOO Man, screw God!!!!! We're #1!

ha ha

"Dinosaur eats Man for Brunch"

 

[taskmaster]

What happens when dinosaurs destroy man, and recreate God?

God destroys the Dinosaurs again, Man comes back from an alternate dimension, recreate the Dinosaurs, who are still pissed off at God for destroying them a second time, they team up to kill God, they succeed and then have a dance battle to decide who will be the dominant species on Earth, then the universe implodes in awe of this awesome competition, then the void of nothingness goes back to what it was doing before the universe came about which is drinking heavily because he is so alone.

And that, my friends, is where babies come from.

 

[Matt]

What happens when dinosaurs destroy man, and recreate God?

This is what happens!





TERRIFYING!

...wait...y'know what? I'd actually be kinda cool with this.

 

[Matt]

God destroys the Dinosaurs again, Man comes back from an alternate dimension, recreate the Dinosaurs, who are still pissed off at God for destroying them a second time, they team up to kill God, they succeed and then have a dance battle to decide who will be the dominant species on Earth, then the universe implodes in awe of this awesome competition, then the void of nothingness goes back to what it was doing before the universe came about which is drinking heavily because he is so alone.

And that, my friends, is where babies come from.

Post of the year.

 

[SuperFerret]

That series ended on such a depressing note.

 

[Matt]

That series ended on such a depressing note.

Yeah it did.

"We'll just stay together."

:baby shivers, snow covers the cave:

Extinction was the logical end to the series...but damn.

On a side note, Baby Sinclair was the original Stewie Griffin in so many ways

 

[taskmaster]

Post of the year.

Its a little early in the year but I'll take it.

 

[SuperFerret]

Yeah it did.

"We'll just stay together."

:baby shivers, snow covers the cave:

Extinction was the logical end to the series...but damn.

On a side note, Baby Sinclair was the original Stewie Griffin in so many ways

Very true.

 

[DorneyDave]

Yeah it did.

"We'll just stay together."

:baby shivers, snow covers the cave:

Extinction was the logical end to the series...but damn.

On a side note, Baby Sinclair was the original Stewie Griffin in so many ways

Never saw that final episode and now, I don't really want to.

 

[Mike_D202]

I did an hour presentation on genetic engineering and 80% of it had to do with cloning.

Even if they find mosquitos in amber with dino DNA inside, the DNA itself would be pretty much destroyed. Most of the chromosones wouldn't be there anymore as you would have to find a way to replace them.

So I guess if they wanted to try really really hard (a LOT of trial and errors), I guess you could make some sort of...raptor-monkey..or something. But the chromosones have to be compatible.

Not to mention that it wouldnt even be the same dino as it was billions of years ago.

 

[TNC9852002]

Holy crap.

-TNC

 

[Nirvana]

The day I ride a dinosaur is the day my life is complete. I can then be killed by being eaten by a Rex

This is the best quote of all time. One I fully 100% agree on.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

The day there's a T-Rex roaming around in a Zoo Like Habitat is the day I stop going to the zoo.