Posted on 08/25/2009 11:04:37 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
After years spent hunting for the buried remains of prehistoric animals, a Canadian paleontologist now plans to manipulate chicken embryos to show he can create a dinosaur.
Hans Larsson, the Canada Research Chair in Macro Evolution at Montreal's McGill University, said he aims to develop dinosaur traits that disappeared millions of years ago in birds.
Larsson believes by flipping certain genetic levers during a chicken embryo's development, he can reproduce the dinosaur anatomy, he told AFP in an interview.
Though still in its infancy, the research could eventually lead to hatching live prehistoric animals, but Larsson said there are no plans for that now, for ethical and practical reasons -- a dinosaur hatchery is "too large an enterprise."
"It's a demonstration of evolution," said Larsson, who has studied bird evolution for the last 10 years.
"If I can demonstrate clearly that the potential for dinosaur anatomical development exists in birds, then it again proves that birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs."
The research is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Canada Research Chairs program and National Geographic.
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mmmm....Canucky Fried Raptor
LOL!
How’re you doing?
Are you posting from the old place, or the new place?
DonW said to say “Hi”!
Normally I would say, "You kill it and I'll grill it."
But for you fanfan, I'll kill it and grill it!
Hi,DonW!
Still at the old. It’ll be awhile yet ‘til the permanent move.
Going mid-September to erect a bunkhouse to protect us as we develop the land further.
I’ll share some photos on return!
Aw, you are such a kind gentleman!
I’ll bring the potato salad.
:-)
I can’t wait!
LOL, I bet you can’t either!
What province again? PM me if you prefer.
Scratch the potato for a bottle of Russian Stolichnaya Elit and a jar of olives. TheMom can cook a hell of a martini.
Kanawa is invited too. Sam can play with my dogs while we are barbecuing and eatin’!
“First there are ‘Oohs’ and ‘Ahhs’, next there is running and screaming.” Dr Ian Malcolm
New Brunswick, about 30 minutes from Moncton.
Kanawa, you are in my old stomping ground.LOL
Somewhere between the Cambridge Narrows and the Sussex turnoff. LOL
that actually sounds like a fun vacation plan
Sounds like a good time, I’ll bring the beer.
Great Country out there, where you are. One of the few places where you can still get smoked cod and other smoked fish!
I am in Vermont, but am moving back to NB to take care of parents in their 80s!
Glad to see you are still cruising after the Great Northern Porcupine.
Well, hell, there goes the price of peanut oil.
Exclusive photo of results of early experiments:
Remember, If the women don’t find you handsome, they might as well find you handy!
She is a very lovely lady, to bad that she and I are married, could have been fun.
All you need are some light AFVs with autocannon. I think the British “Scimitar” and “Scorpion” scouts would be perfect...
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