could Jurassic Park be true?

[NeonAtron]

i was watching Jurassic Park the other day (the first one) and it was showing the part where they found the old mosquitoes in the hardend tree sap. and they took the dna that the mosquito took from the dinosaur and cloned the dinosaur....lol we all were like "yea right" back then, but now they are cloning sheep and cows and are now talking about humans! if these fossilized mosquitoes do exist with dinosaur dna inside ot them can they really be recreated? pleaze offer some insite. thanx.

[CougKid3030]

Dude, where have you been? They already cloned a triceratops and he is on display in the San Diego zoo. Didn't you know that all DNA stays active for 65 million years? And its really easy to replicate DNA too, you just pop it in some jelly and shock it. Thats all easy, its the mating thats tough. I mean, 65 million years of that DNAs sexual frustration probably hasnt left it with the best view of its female counterparts.

[FireBball972]

Actually you could reproduce the DNA quite rapidly using DNA Polymerase Reactions. Or something like that. I forget exactly what it's called. But, there's the little problem of decayed DNA, extracting it from a feasible source, and finding a proper vessel for birth and reproduction. Sorry buddy, not quite gonna cut it.

[NitroguN]

Originally Posted by CougKid3030

Dude, where have you been? They already cloned a triceratops and he is on display in the San Diego zoo.

Wow, i'm sure i would've heard of that. If that is true, then i want one ... i would feed it chocolate chip cookies instead of grass though.

[FireBball972]

Originally Posted by NitroguN

Wow, i'm sure i would've heard of that. If that is true, then i want one ... i would feed it chocolate chip cookies instead of grass though.

oh geez, you can't be serious

we are teh gullible

[Mediocrity]

It's not possible at all.

I wrote a paper on it for my college geology class... There was one big problem but I cant remember what it was. But it was impossible.

oh yeah!

Extracting it from mosquitos is impossible because you have to deal with contamination from other sources... that wasnt the big deal of it... but yeah, it's impossible.

[NitroguN]

Originally Posted by FireBball972

oh geez, you can't be serious

we are teh gullible

Naw lol not serious

[MagicRat]

It would be throretically possible, but the odds of finding such a well preserved sample are virtually nil.

[a_hol06]

Would a trapped mosquito decompose when trapped? Mythbusters showed that a pig encased in concrete decomposed quite well. anyway maybe fungi or bacteria got on the pig before put in the concrete, and maybe a mosquito wouldnt have such since alive or something perhaps maybe possibly....or have they found mosquitoes trapped in amber preserved.....didnt they?...

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by a_hol06

Would a trapped mosquito decompose when trapped? Mythbusters showed that a pig encased in concrete decomposed quite well. anyway maybe fungi or bacteria got on the pig before put in the concrete, and maybe a mosquito wouldnt have such since alive or something perhaps maybe possibly....or have they found mosquitoes trapped in amber preserved.....didnt they?...

What is preserved is the bug's exoskeleton. Its made of proteins, a bit like your fingernails. However, all the internal structures, where the genetic material is, does not survive.

[ZedEx]

Obviously none of you know what your talking about...

We made a Velociraptor in Chemistry one day. So if we can do it... They can do it.

-Wes

[OrangeCrush]

Its not possible, Ross said so. Dont you guys watch Friends?

[-Davo]

Originally Posted by NeonAtron

i was watching Jurassic Park the other day (the first one) and it was showing the part where they found the old mosquitoes in the hardend tree sap. and they took the dna that the mosquito took from the dinosaur and cloned the dinosaur....lol we all were like "yea right" back then, but now they are cloning sheep and cows and are now talking about humans! if these fossilized mosquitoes do exist with dinosaur dna inside ot them can they really be recreated? pleaze offer some insite. thanx.

That's actually a good point, and something to ponder for the future.

I don't know how long DNA stays alive though. But if it were to stay alive for 65 million years, we would of been able to use the DNA from the bones.

[NeonAtron]

Are you serious? They cloned a triceratops?

[psychobadboy]

Originally Posted by NeonAtron

Are you serious? They cloned a triceratops?

It was sarcasm...