Could science ever bring back the dinosaurs?

The_Dark_Lord

The sale of the Tyrannosarus rex skeleton at Christie's auction house this week has had me thinking about how magnificent this ancient creature must have been when it was alive. I'm aware that their DNA is gone, but do you think it might be possible that science, with the aid of super AI computers, would ever be able to bring back Tyrannosaurus and other dinosaurs at some stage in the future?

mikhail

No, but Woolley Mammoths and other more recent extinctions are within the realm of possibility where we've found frozen samples.

bobbyy gee

They still have dna

Rothko

Perhaps, it'd be great if they could bring back extinct species.

con747

Not sure how reliable this is but it seems a possibility. https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Scientists-Say-They-Can-Recreate-Living-Dinosaurs-6330301.php

Yes, if you extract the syrupy part from the amber and place it in a freezer for one week. Presto, dinosaur.

Feisar

If they can grow an ear on a rats back I'm sure it is possible.

1990sman

if they find some insect that was sucking their blood then somehow got preserved in amber or something, piece of cake, they could bring them all back and even make up new ones. maybe set up some sort of reserve on an island where people could visit...

1990sman

Rothko wrote: »

Perhaps, it'd be great if they could bring back extinct species.

people will be next. the reverse dying with dignity bill.


nothing matters anymore

Another couple of centuries and we'll certainly have the CO2 levels to sustain them.

chrissb8

1990sman wrote: »

if they find some insect that was sucking their blood then somehow got preserved in amber or something, piece of cake, they could bring them all back and even make up new ones. maybe set up some sort of reserve on an island where people could visit...

Call it dinosaur island or something catchy like that.....yeah....could definitely work!

1990sman

wonder what they taste like... probably gamey enough but satisfying.

hey remember cadillacs and dinosaurs? not sure if it was an arcade game or cartoon but it was pretty cool

Character Building

Life finds a way

PTH2009

It will just turn out like Jurassic Park and they will come for us

There going to be pissed off

growleaves

If you can get mainstream experts to declare that the dinosaurs are back then as far as the majority of people are concerned the dinosaurs are back.

1990sman

PTH2009 wrote: »

It will just turn out like Jurassic Park and they will come for us

There going to be pissed off

i dunno man, the dinos might not be pissed, imagine a bunch of little tasty salty snacks beamed you into their world out of nothingness or dino heaven if they'd aready converted.


theyd be all like ' whoa man thanks dude *nyom nyom* oh hey paul thanks again *nyomnyom*

Capt'n Midnight

chrissb8 wrote: »

Call it dinosaur island or something catchy like that.....yeah....could definitely work!

In the interest of public safety I hope they they don't open it up too early.

dxhound2005

Dinosaurs evolved into birds. It should be possible to reverse engineer a chicken into a T Rex.

1990sman

McNuggesarus

Richard Hillman

There was a film about it. I think it was called Billy and the Cloneasaurus

Duckworth_Luas

This whole idea of bringing back dinosaurs is nonsense.

Scientific focus should be on getting sponges to wear square pants.

Rothko

chrissb8 wrote: »

Call it dinosaur island or something catchy like that.....yeah....could definitely work!

Dinosaur peninsula

ctrl-alt-delete

So long as they hire a better dinosaur supervisor this time.

Capt'n Midnight

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Dinosaurs evolved into birds. It should be possible to reverse engineer a chicken into a T Rex.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMmgnpcaKyM

Supplementary video from the paper Grossi B, Iriarte-Díaz J, Larach O, Canals M, Vásquez RA (2014) Walking Like Dinosaurs: Chickens with Artificial Tails Provide Clues about Non-Avian Theropod Locomotion. PLoS ONE 9(2): e88458. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088458.

Capt'n Midnight

I hope they bring back megatherium

McGinniesta

Why on earth would you want to bring back dinosaurs?

Most adults can't handle dogs as pets. The dog whisperer earns a living and has his own T.V Show.

How do you think they'll get on with a megalodon trying to chew the bollocks off them.

dxhound2005

McGinniesta wrote: »

Why on earth would you want to bring back dinosaurs?

Most adults can't handle dogs as pets. The dog whisperer earns a living and has his own T.V Show.

How do you think they'll get on with a megalodon trying to chew the bollocks off them.

I think most adults look after their dogs well.

fleet_admiral

As long as they spare no expense

endacl

1990sman wrote: »

people will be next. the reverse dying with dignity bill.


nothing matters anymore

The bee in your bonnet is in no immediate danger of extinction anyway...

Gregor Samsa

They haven’t gone away, you know.




Birds didn’t just evolve from dinosaurs. They are dinosaurs.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/05/dinosaurs-survivors-birds-fossils/

https://www.livescience.com/are-birds-dinosaurs.html

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/why-are-birds-the-only-surviving-dinosaurs.html

McGinniesta

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I think most adults look after their dogs well.

Some don't.

It's not like we're going to put dinosaurs in the zoo or seaworld or some sh1t.