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I was thinking about cloning and stuff and I was wondering, wouldnt it be possible to ressurect an extinct species (in this case dinosaurs) through cloning? I was thinking all we would need is the DNA and scientists with the know how on how to clone organisms.
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Thorax
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I think I read something somewhere that said the DNA from dinosaurs would be deteriorated to much for accurate and successful cloning.

Also, think about how excited everyone gets when we clone a dog or a sheep.  The scientists are shitting themselves with glee.  If we cloned a dinosaur the Earth itself would shit Argentina into space out of sheer amazement. 

Think of Serge.  Say no to cloning.

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rammunition
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by reading this article, it seems possible


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ … icken.html
topal63
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Roc18 wrote:

I was thinking about cloning and stuff and I was wondering, wouldnt it be possible to ressurect an extinct species (in this case dinosaurs) through cloning? I was thinking all we would need is the DNA and scientists with the know how on how to clone organisms.
No, there is no dinosaur DNA to be had.

Per the above article:
He says: ‘Of course we can bring them back to life. Their ancestral DNA is still present.
Ancestral DNA is not dinosaur DNA.

But, that doesn't prevent the reconstruction of an organism that is similar to what we'd expect a dinosaur to be like. I would say, one day, it would be possible to engineer a new organism that is basically a living dinosaur look-a-like. But, not a clone. And, certainly not a replica in behavior as that is lost to history along with the DNA.

Last edited by topal63 (2008-07-29 13:00:32)

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Pffft  dinosaurs.  I want a clone of Charlize Theron.
CaptainSpaulding71
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some prehistoric organisms reside in polar ice caps.  wonder if we have immunities to these bacteria?  hope so.
S.Lythberg
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what would carry it?  an large, adult, warm-blooded reptile would be needed to carry the eggs before laying them, and such animals no longer exist.
Adams_BJ
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S.Lythberg wrote:

what would carry it?  an large, adult, warm-blooded reptile would be needed to carry the eggs before laying them, and such animals no longer exist.
I was going to say crocodiles and alligators, then I /facedesk'd at my stupidity.
Schittloaf
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maybe "Global Climate Change" will melt the Ice caps and we will all die from preHistoric Bacteria lol
S.Lythberg
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Schittloaf wrote:

maybe "Global Climate Change" will melt the Ice caps and we will all die from preHistoric Bacteria lol
they're dead tbh...
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Clicked the thread, as it loaded I thought to myself, jurassic park much?  And sure enough that came up +1
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Remember to complete the DNA code with frogs, oh shi-
also make sure the Velociraptors have no fingers, then they can't open our doors.

Last edited by M.O.A.B (2008-07-29 13:38:35)

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S.Lythberg wrote:

what would carry it?  an large, adult, warm-blooded reptile would be needed to carry the eggs before laying them, and such animals no longer exist.
There are small dino's... Cloning big ones is a dumb idea, they died for a reason.
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Roc18
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topal63 wrote:

Roc18 wrote:

I was thinking about cloning and stuff and I was wondering, wouldnt it be possible to ressurect an extinct species (in this case dinosaurs) through cloning? I was thinking all we would need is the DNA and scientists with the know how on how to clone organisms.
No, there is no dinosaur DNA to be had.

Per the above article:
He says: ‘Of course we can bring them back to life. Their ancestral DNA is still present.
Ancestral DNA is not dinosaur DNA.

But, that doesn't prevent the reconstruction of an organism that is similar to what we'd expect a dinosaur to be like. I would say, one day, it would be possible to engineer a new organism that is basically a living dinosaur look-a-like. But, not a clone. And, certainly not a replica in behavior as that is lost to history along with the DNA.
But I still think that there is still a possiblility that Dinosaur DNA exists somewhere in the world for someone to find.
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cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

S.Lythberg wrote:

what would carry it?  an large, adult, warm-blooded reptile would be needed to carry the eggs before laying them, and such animals no longer exist.
There are small dino's... Cloning big ones is a dumb idea, they died for a reason.
They died (most likely) in a meteor crash - and honestly, I give f*** if THEY would survive another one!
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