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Thursday, December 29, 2011

'Jurassic Park' scientist aims to hatch a dinosaur using DNA from birds

Some might say that only a bird brain could come up with such a plan, but scientist Jack Horner is hoping to use living birds to hatch a dinosaur.

Horner, the technical adviser on Jurassic Park and professor of palaeontology at Montana State University believes that a modern bird’s DNA contains a genetic memory that could be ‘switched on’ again, resurrecting long-dormant dinosaur traits.

What’s more, he’s looking for a helper to assist in the retro-engineering of a prehistoric beast.

Computer generated image of Spinosaurus, at 17m the biggest predator ever to walk the earth The humble hen is distantly related to dinosaurs

Relatives: Dinosaurs share DNA with modern day birds such as the chicken

He told LiveScience: ‘I'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher. An adventurous postdoc who knows a lot about developmental biology and a little bit about birds.’

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2079768/Jurassic-Park-scientist-aims-hatch-dinosaur-using-DNA-birds.html

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