…object to this being attempted or not?
Why?
Thanks!
2006-09-25 10:46:06 · 9 answers · asked by Rockvillerich 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I heard there was some T. REX soft tissue found recently.
2006-09-25 10:47:51 · update #1
hmmm... i wouldnt object, but it wouldnt work anyway.
The scientist who found the soft tissue works with my university and presented her findings for the fist time to one of our campus groups called "women in science and engineering". I was there. ^_^ And she explained why you can't clone them.
First of all, even if you could clone them, they're from a different ecological system. The pathogens were different then, and the T. Rex would probably die from a microbe it couldnt resist.
Secondly, anyone who understands the complexity of DNA knows that to create a living breathing being, one has to have the -entire- genetic code, and even the soft tissue has only fragments... and splicing in DNA from an amphibian or any nonsense like that can't be done if you don't know what was supposed to be there in the first place. DNA codes for either just RNA or RNA that is to be translated into protein. Even if one base pair is out of place, or missing, or inserted incorrectly, you can either have a different protein, or none at all, and if it's crucial enough, the creature will never come to term.
DNA is very very specific, and we're still learning about it. Still, the future isn't here yet. Maybe things will be different then.
2006-09-26 03:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by the_quetzal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to see this happen, and if I had the money I would invest in this process, were it possible.
Returning any extinct species to life is an incredibly noble goal. There is so much that we could learn from these animals and plants... who knows, perhaps oil from the scales of a T-Rex, or the powder from an exinct plant leaf could cure cancer, or HIV. There is no telling how much could be learned.
Remember that "Jurassic Park" was a dramatization of an already dramatic novel. What happened in that movie is in no way what would "probably" happen in the real world.
Tiger Striped Dog MD
2006-09-25 10:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by tigerstripeddogmd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would. I do believe, that T Rexs are scavengers from the suggested evindence not the total top of the chain total beast eater, and it would bring much of our understanding of what dinosaurs were really like, and evenn their color which is unknown to science. I could be wrong about the scavenger part.... But I think before that (actually I'm not sure if it's possible, but we did fingd Dinosaur tissue...) we should try doing like a mammoth/ elephant hybrid (sperm from a frozen mammoth injected in to am a egg of a elephant).
2006-09-25 12:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definately object since it's not possible to assess in advance the imapct the reintroduction of T. Rex would have on the ecosystem. Too dangerous.
2006-09-25 10:48:48 · answer #4 · answered by _______-------_______ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let the sleeping T. Rex lie.Its time is over. Why cause unnecessary pandemonium if an adult T.Rex is let loose in the streets.
2006-09-25 11:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by Aushbaba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, i would object. An animal, any animal, is an integral part of a dynamic ecosystem. It should not be used as a freak in a side show.
2006-09-25 10:56:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds exciting, I want to say yes, yes ,yes.Ah, the thought of seeing such a magnificent beast in all its glory! But really I don't know if it is such a good idea. Actually I know its not, so unfortunately, no!
2006-09-25 10:50:50 · answer #7 · answered by Silva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont beileve it would be possible.. even with that type of dna.. and no.. i wouldnt..
2006-09-25 10:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by desixraja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! have you not seen Jurassic Park?
2006-09-25 10:47:37 · answer #9 · answered by Britt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋