Dinosaurs: Return to Life?

DarkHououmon · **on:** February 18, 2008, 09:16:57 PM

So far I only have a 7-day link available. Veoh and Filefront aren't working too well for me at the moment.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?acti...16EB0E70C2839E3

Program Description: The science behind recreating the dinosaur genome has gotten closer to reality.

Kor · **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2008, 12:29:37 AM

Thanks for posting it. Already downloaded it, I"ll watch it in a day or so. I'm sure many will enjoy it.

I watched it and found it very interesting indeed.

Petrie. · **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2008, 08:54:56 AM

Kacie and I were talking about this one on MSN last night.

I said it was something on the lines of having thousands of light switches and only a combination of having some on and off would actually turn on the light bulb. Not an easy process, but its comparable to what the scientists want to do: decide which genes in the code of birds need to be activated at which time to create a dinosaur.

They may be close to doing this, but it'll be another 50 years or so says Jack Horner. He wants an emu to be turned into a dino.

Kor · **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2008, 11:57:27 AM

Likely it'll be one step at a time. How do we do a tail like a dinosaur, scaly skin or modified feathers like some had, beak into muzzle, teeth, ect.

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2008, 02:19:25 PM

This brings up the question 'why?' Honestly, our planet is crowded enough without us having to survive Jurassic Park-like scenarios. Anyway, I'm a cynic. I think theeir bragging is all wind in this instance.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2008, 03:34:25 PM

Most likely to learn more about dinosaurs, and figuring out how evolution works. I see nothing wrong with that. And last I checked they never said anything about repopulating the earth with dinosaurs.

Jasper · **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2008, 04:03:39 PM

This show right here was very intresting and they even did expirements to prove several points.

Kor · **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2008, 11:36:55 PM

Doubt it interests anyone but Nova, a pbs series, on the 2/26 is having an episode that is about dinosaurs. The description sounds like they found some that a volcano eruption buried similar to Pompeii and Herculeum and among those was a micro raptor about the size of a pigeon.