A Canadian paleontologist, Hans Larsson, has a revolutionary vision! He claims that he can change the genetic material of a chicken embryo so that this chicken is born a dinosaur. His plan is to manipulate the genes of the embryo and replicate the anatomy of prehistoric animals. Although they would be relatively small, compared to actually dinosaurs, everything but the size of them would almost exactly resemble a dinosaur. Why a chicken? Many birds today have evolved from bird-like dinosaurs from prehistoric times. Because their skeletons are so closely related, or at least more so than say a dog, the skeleton of a chicken would not have to be manipulated as much as other animals would. This makes turning a chicken into a dinosaur not AS difficult. Although this creation would be revolutionary and extremely original, the research is not very far along. This manipulation could take several years to even experiment with, so he wants to get as much research as he can before he dives into the actual experiment.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Dinosaur or Chicken?
A Canadian paleontologist, Hans Larsson, has a revolutionary vision! He claims that he can change the genetic material of a chicken embryo so that this chicken is born a dinosaur. His plan is to manipulate the genes of the embryo and replicate the anatomy of prehistoric animals. Although they would be relatively small, compared to actually dinosaurs, everything but the size of them would almost exactly resemble a dinosaur. Why a chicken? Many birds today have evolved from bird-like dinosaurs from prehistoric times. Because their skeletons are so closely related, or at least more so than say a dog, the skeleton of a chicken would not have to be manipulated as much as other animals would. This makes turning a chicken into a dinosaur not AS difficult. Although this creation would be revolutionary and extremely original, the research is not very far along. This manipulation could take several years to even experiment with, so he wants to get as much research as he can before he dives into the actual experiment.
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What? This is crazy....Jurassic Park?
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