Extinct animal brought back to life for the first time after being cloned from frozen tissue

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yes rosborne

here is some link... http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1026340/Jurassic-Park-comes-true-How-scientists-bringing-dinosaurs-life-help-humble-chicken.html

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@vinsan,

Some people are saying that there might be enough information in a chicken to recreate raptor type dinosaurs.

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@vinsan,

Thanks for the info. Apparently they have been able to produce minor changes in embryos, but nothing in a living specimen.

I think they're on an interesting track, but they've got a long way to go before producing a living adult chicken with a tail or teeth. In 50 years, maybe. I hope I live to see it.

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@Robert Gentel,

This was so great to hear i m doing research and this was perfect info!!!!!

Thanks
Research dork

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@littlek,

THIS IS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL

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@squinney,

That was my first thought! Cool we can clone dinosaurs!

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@Robert Gentel,

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[...] It has also increased the possibility that it will one day be possible to reproduce long-dead species such as woolly mammoths and even dinosaurs.

Science can do many wonderful things, but this sounds potentially dangerous. Why would we want to go down this road and do this?

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@Reyn,

Because it would be so cool. Imagine walking among the dinosaurs.

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@Linkat,

Imagine getting walked on by a dinosaur!

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@Reyn,

Or riding one!

You are a glass half empty sort aren't ya?

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@Linkat,

Negatory, my dear Ms. Link.

While I'm happy to hear of recent news of funding being re-instated for stem cell research, I'm not sure this cloning type stuff is all a great thing, and certainly not of extinct creatures like dinosaurs. It creeps me out, to tell you the truth.

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