Dinosaurs will walk the earth again!

[Midnight Panda]

I was going through the mail and i noticed we had gotten the new issue for Maclean's. And i noticed the front cover read Bringing dinosaures back to life. i was all like pfff yeah right. so i started to read that part of the magazine. The thing that shocked me most was that by changing a line in the dna of a chicken egg scientists can turn the chicken into a dinosaur. Of course the dinosaur will not be anything larger than a turkey. The scientist that has found this out was also a scientist working on the movie of jurassic park. the scientist hope that one day they will be able to make them the size of an emu. If you beleive this post it. If you do not beleive it post it. Post your thoughts. This can be an open discussion. Here is the front cover.

[Che]

Apparently that scientist only worked on the movie Jurassic Park, he didn't watch it. If he saw the end of the movie he might think twice about his line of work.

[Midnight Panda]

ya i agree. but it might happen

[Xanatos]

The technology is rapidly improving so who knows, it might be possible. It would be cool to have a tiny T-Rex as a pet.

[rydia123]

idk

that doesnt sound good......

a fast way to be killed. hahah
soon we all will be hiding under the sink
hoping the dinosaurs dont hear you weeping

[KeybladerXIII]

As long as I get my Velociraptor, I don't care what they do with newly-revived dinos, as long as they don't get bigger than a hadrosaur.

[Govinda]

What's the point in that? Scientists should be doing useful things. Dinosaurs had their time, and then died. Cancer patients are still living.

[Fate]

What's the point in that? Scientists should be doing useful things. Dinosaurs had their time, and then died. Cancer patients are still living.

That's the best point I've heard.

I don't much for dinosaurs. But as long as they don't become top of the food chain again and decide to eat human, it's nice. If they're like pets, why not? But not the ones with sharp claws and teeth; they'd be a bad idea. While they're at it, they might as well try to make some new dodos, too. I want a pet dodo.

[RagnaToad]

Apparently that scientist only worked on the movie Jurassic Park, he didn't watch it. If he saw the end of the movie he might think twice about his line of work.

What's the point in that? Scientists should be doing useful things. Dinosaurs had their time, and then died. Cancer patients are still living.

I get what you're saying, but I don't think there's a shortage of scientists. Who are we to decide that they have to focus on other stuff. Artists can use their skills for whatever postmodern shit they feel like making, so scientists should be granted the same freedom.

@ Needwork: Why is there no option saying just 'No'?

I don't believe real dinosaurs can be 'created' by simply altering some DNA in a (wut?) chicken egg, let alone that they would walk the earth again. But who knows, science is science.

[nix]

YEAH! Science! Hurry up already! fuck a car, I wanna ride around on a T-Rex allowing him to feast on civilians as he pleases, smashing through small buildings for the giggles...

Or we could put them in a cage, whatever! It wont happen in our life time though, that much i can predict

[RagnaToad]

I heard this guy called 'Steven Spielberg' is supervising the project.

Apparently, he's got some good ideas...

[Clint]

It sounds like scientists are literally taking a page out of a Michael Crichton novel. What they fail to realize, though, is the meaning of the term science fiction.

[Taco-Calamitous]

I've heard of this before. I don't know if the theory has been further developed or tested, though; it doesn't sound like it. Dinosaurs are cool. My favorite dinosaur is Yoshi. He eats things, and they become eggs. Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[Govinda]

I get what you're saying, but I don't think there's a shortage of scientists. Who are we to decide that they have to focus on other stuff. Artists can use their skills for whatever postmodern shit they feel like making, so scientists should be granted the same freedom.

I see what you mean, but no matter what they do, Tracy Emin and Damian Hirst are never going to do anything useful. They don't have skills, and are thus granted the freedom to be utterly useless and waste the money of the rich. I'm not saying remove the freedom of scientists to do whatever they please; but dudes, come on. They've seen Jurassic Park. They're clearly out to kill us.

[RagnaToad]

Haha.

I'm telling you, people never learn. As long as they keep those dinosaurs on an isolated island, I don't care though.

None of them can fly. Although we might have to stay out of the water, in case they make those swimming dinosaurs.

And, for the record, this is one of the most idiotic hypothetical things I've actually thought through.

And all for your entertainment, folks!

[Bleachfangirl]

I'm sure there are scientist still working on more important things, but why dinosaurs? Why do they always have to pick dangerous subjects to play around with? It's like it's not worth studying or experimenting with if there's no possibility that they'll get hurt in the process. Dinosaurs are scary, and I'd prefer if they didn't come back. Even one the size of a turkey's going to have sharp little toothies.

[SilkAngel]

I want a Stegosaurus! ^^ I would totally take him to school with me. ^^ I would probably name him...Maurice. =/

[RamesesII]

Technically they still do, you have crocodiles, alligators, caimen and lizards like the komodo dragons they are the last remenants of the dinosaurs, i may have heard vaguely that they may have been trying to extract dna from bones or fossils and insert the dna into eggs of lizards etc etc pfft give it up isay don't even waste money on it we are the top of the food chain now and introducing dinosaurs might disrupt the ecological balance bring them back and that might be upset.

[Pete]

Guys, you're all totally missing the best thing about this possibility. We are on the verge of opening up a whole new world of things to kill and eat... again! **** deer antlers, or a moose, I wanna bag me a raptor head to mount on my wall.

On top of that, I can live out my Fred Flintstone fantasy and have a Bronto burger! Or I could order a rack of ribs so large it puts my car up on its side! All I'd need after that is a hot redhead, and I'd be set for life. Ally, I'm looking at you for this one.

[Yesha]

I don't reaLLy Like the idea of bringing Dinosaurs back to Life, especiaLLy if they wiLL be as Large as a big tree or more than the size of an eLephant.. they wouLdn't fit in forest aLso, as they'LL eat everything in sight especiaLLy carnivorous dinosaur.. Like T-rex and basicaLLy they are wiLd than a Lion.. so it'LL be hard to take care of them.. but who knows maybe they can come up with a Lesser threat dinosaur..

[OceanEyes28]

All I'd need after that is a hot redhead, and I'd be set for life. Ally, I'm looking at you for this one.

Awww, that is SO sweet.

So would I be Wilma or Pebbles in this scenario?


Um... well... I think dinosaurs are pretty cool (really cool)... but partly because they lived over 65 MILLION years ago, and that kind of blows my mind. If they did come up with a chicken egg dinosaur (wtf), I'm not sure I'd support pet dinosaurs any more than I support pet anacondas or wolves or leopards or.... pit bulls. We've domesticated dogs and cats, so we should go ahead and do right by them, but the rest of the animal kingdom does just fine without us.

[Polk]

HOLY SHIT. WE'RE ****ED.

[Midnight Panda]

im looking farther than the dinos! we could Clone ourselves or ressurect dead family members!

[DragonHeart]

Except that they have laws against fiddling with human clones, as far as I know.

They had programs on the History channel about that story months ago, which I watched. Some pretty cool stuff going on there. I don't think it's as much about making dinosaurs live again, though. What better way to understand how evolution really works than by reverse engineering it? It would be a huge deal for genetics, I'm sure.

Maybe one day there will be a black market for genetic modification. =P If scientists can give chickens teeth and longer tails at this early stage in the game, what could they give us in the future if evolution's workings were fully understood?

~DragonHeart~

[RagnaToad]

Not only would history take a U-turn, philosophy would change dramatically.

What came first, the dinosaur or the chickenegg?

[gothdra]

I guess it would be possible with the improving technology we have today.
as long as they stay small and gentle, and not some gigantic killer machine I`ll be fine with it

[Midnight Panda]

i did not know they had laws for that? :S lol well aslong as i dont get cloned im fine! but yeah like we would be able to choose how our children look and our ancesters and stuff.