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Posted on 12/29/2011 6:15:04 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Some might say that only a bird brain could come up with such a plan, but scientist Jack Horner is hoping to use living birds to hatch a dinosaur.
Horner, the technical adviser on Jurassic Park and professor of palaeontology at Montana State University believes that a modern bird’s DNA contains a genetic memory that could be ‘switched on’ again, resurrecting long-dormant dinosaur traits.
What’s more, he’s looking for a helper to assist in the retro-engineering of a prehistoric beast.
He told LiveScience: ‘I'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher. An adventurous postdoc who knows a lot about developmental biology and a little bit about birds.’ Horner explains that to make a dinosaur, he would start with the genome (the whole hereditary information encoded in the DNA) of an emu.
‘Emus have all the features we need in order to make a Velociraptor-sized dinosaur,’ he says.
‘If I were to make a dinosaur, that is where I’d start.’
Far-fetched as this sounds, his work is supported by other leading academics.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“scientist aims to hatch a dinosaur using DNA from birds “
Explaining the phrase “dinosaur, tastes like chicken”.
I sure hope none of this nonsense is being with our tax dollars.
Honestly, the Discovery Channel had this last year...
Notion is “for the birds”.....
Too bad George Soros already owns Dinosaur BBQ...he must be the grant man behind this...
S'ok.. you've got a 118 lb chef on patrol with a recipe and new stuff to cook.
Give me a year, and they will be on the endangered list.
/johnny
If the scientists can hatch it, I know I can shoot it, and I’m certain someone in Louisiana can barbecue it.
It’s all good.
This is sure to work out well.
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“Life finds a way.”
“Oh yeah. Ooh, Ahh! That’s how it always starts. But then later, there’s running and then… screaming” Dr. Ian Malcolm
I raise ducks, chickens and geese for fun and for ‘food insurance’. I started with 2 birds about 1 1/2 years ago. Presently, I have 60 birds and they are about to go into breeding season.
If they bring back the dinosaurs, I might have to add to the feed budget and build more substantial fences, but I kinda like the idea.
What could possibly go wrong?
“We’re gonna need a bigger grill.”
That description certainly fits Jack Horner...
All can can say is ....nnooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
8~O
Hope Horner recreates a T. rex first. Then he can try out his theory that they were merely scavengers and not predators.
Well, some enterprising fellow should open a dinosaur barbecue restaurant, should Horner succeed.
Otherwise, “Jurassic Park” may soon be in our future.
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