Neanderthals Jurassic Park!

[wirelessguru1]

Interview with George Church: Can Neanderthals Be Brought Back from the Dead?



In a SPIEGEL interview, synthetic biology expert George Church of Harvard University explains how DNA will become the building material of the future -- one that can help create virus-resistant human beings and possibly bring back lost species like the Neanderthal.



http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/george-church-explains-how-dna-will-be-construction-material-of-the-future-a-877634.html



BTW, doesn't George kind of look like your typical mad scientist!? LOL

 

[DrLeftover]

Oh, terrific.



A minority group that will want to sue somebody for causing them to go extinct.

 

[wirelessguru1]

I don't think that they would be classified as humans (minority group)!

 

[Sinon]

This could be used as an excuse against hunting laws. I mean, who cares if something is hunted to extinction, if we can just use its DNA and revive it later on?

 

[wirelessguru1]

Well, ultimately, reality on any form is just code in execution...

 

[Evil Eye]

I mean, who cares if something is hunted to extinction, if we can just use its DNA and revive it later on?

Sounds like a decent argument, really. (Provided it all works as advertised.)