Still Waters Posted September 12, 2013 #1 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Ancient dinosaur DNA is unlikely to survive inside the bodies of insects encased in amber according to a new study that will dash the hopes of fans of Jurassic Park that it may be possible to one day resurrect the giant prehistoric reptiles. http://www.telegraph...e-in-amber.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Winds Posted September 12, 2013 #2 Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) That is a shame. I imagine a lot could have been learned if we were able to compare ancient dinosaur DNA to modern reptile DNA and I guess my dreams to have a pet Brontosaurus are out the window. Edited September 12, 2013 by Razer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted September 14, 2013 #3 Share Posted September 14, 2013 That is a shame. I imagine a lot could have been learned if we were able to compare ancient dinosaur DNA to modern reptile DNA and I guess my dreams to have a pet Brontosaurus are out the window. Or a pack of Deinonychus to keep the magazine solicitors and JWs at bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted September 14, 2013 #4 Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Huh. That's too bad. Maybe in time they will find a viable amber-encased insect that fed on the open carcass of a dino(as I doubt they could pierce a living dino's skin) Or maybe some other type of "encasement", such as glaciers as with the wooly mammoth's, or something else. Who knows. Or even much more advanced DNA extraction in the future. And I suspect that Antarctica, many miles deep in it's ice(in places), might eventually surprise us all with frozen dino's. Something tells me that this story is far from over with. Though perhaps not available in our lifetimes. Edited September 14, 2013 by pallidin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkestTales Posted September 14, 2013 #5 Share Posted September 14, 2013 There's still hope (Dr Mary Schweitzer's quest to find DNA in dinosaur bones): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01fjmjz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldegradation Posted September 14, 2013 #6 Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) They already have the DNA of multiple Dinosaurs... (Including T-rex) So this is completely inaccurate. The newest method also allows you to reach DNA from soft tissue in the center of the bone. (marrow etc.) My advice; read about science from a scientific site... Edited September 14, 2013 by digitaldegradation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash68 Posted September 14, 2013 #7 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Why would you want one? There's plenty around today to amaze us so I don't feel we need to revive extinct species,unless of course we want to make them extinct again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted September 14, 2013 #8 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Why would you want one? There's plenty around today to amaze us so I don't feel we need to revive extinct species,unless of course we want to make them extinct again Actually, there is much curiosity with regards to "revived" dino's as opposed to just looking at their fossilized bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted September 14, 2013 #9 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Maybe in time they will find a viable amber-encased insect that fed on the open carcass of a dino(as I doubt they could pierce a living dino's skin) My thoughts were on this line too. What are the chances of this really? It was a good idea to be used in making a film, but so was Batman and Robin. But somewhere out there, there may well be an amber encased insect which dined on the carcass of dino, but would guess it would be like looking for a bat in a giant cave after your torch batteries have run out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted September 14, 2013 #10 Share Posted September 14, 2013 My thoughts were on this line too. What are the chances of this really? It was a good idea to be used in making a film, but so was Batman and Robin. But somewhere out there, there may well be an amber encased insect which dined on the carcass of dino, but would guess it would be like looking for a bat in a giant cave after your torch batteries have run out. True. It will, if possible, be an accidental discovery. But likely, this did happen. Perhaps never to be found. So much world, and so much to be discovered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted September 14, 2013 #11 Share Posted September 14, 2013 What about the dinosaur's mitochondria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBeliever Posted September 15, 2013 #12 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Hai..... was hoping so much it would happen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash68 Posted September 15, 2013 #13 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I appreciate the curiosity aspect and the advances in science should we be able to achieve the resurrection but I feel the energy would be better spent on current investigations into wildlife survival and so many more discoveries that I'm sure are out there just waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SameerPrehistorica Posted September 15, 2013 #14 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Ancient dinosaur DNA is unlikely to survive inside the bodies of insects encased in amber according to a new study that will dash the hopes of fans of Jurassic Park that it may be possible to one day resurrect the giant prehistoric reptiles. http://www.telegraph...e-in-amber.html Before many days i saw a documentary where they said it is not possible to get Dinosaur DNA that easily like shown in the movie Jurassic Park. Anyway,i never beleived that they could bring back a Dinosaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cachibatches. Posted September 16, 2013 #15 Share Posted September 16, 2013 They could still make dinosaurs by taking the closest extant relatives (birds, I think) and tricking out their DNA. Of course, even if it looked very much like we think it should, it would not be the real thing, but for the sake of an amusement park it would work find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cachibatches. Posted September 16, 2013 #16 Share Posted September 16, 2013 They could still make dinosaurs by taking the closest extant relatives (birds, I think) and tricking out their DNA. Of course, even if it looked very much like we think it should, it would not be the real thing, but for the sake of an amusement park it would work find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeraldgemheart Posted October 22, 2013 #17 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Oh. Wow. They were actually trying to make a real Jurassic Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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