RIP Lonesome George

[Kuya]

Why is dejet mad?

[Pirian]

We don't know how to take care of some of them, and they're still living longer. What does that tell you about the wild? I'll tell you -- it sucks. My point (and the point others have brought before you) becomes worthless the moment you credibly show that animals somehow magically live longer when they're almost constantly in famine, and the target of predation and disease. It does not become worthless by saying "fuck" a bunch of times, but please continue if it makes you feel more comfortable with your failing argument

[tyven]

because he is wrong

[dejet]

oh whatever. Im done fighting. anyone willing to answer the more important part of my text before about how there might be another pure of his kind being true.

[Xno Kappa]

Isn't there another one named Tony?

[Kuya]

because he is wrong

Oh

[dejet]

I think there is but I can't seem to find any real facts. its mixed some say there is another, others say last, and even some say there have to be more pure as well because some of the hybrids found where age 15 with 90+% pure blood.

[Pikarya]

http://www.sfgate.com/blogs/images/s...ead350x246.jpg

RIP Tortuga.

[Rhinox]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2176295.html

[Mazmaz]

Why not just clone?

[Boyiee]

WHY YU NO CLONE?

Large Ethical issues and procedural complications. I know you're joking, but before people make this the topic of discussion.

.

Why not just clone?

Oh god its happening.

[Mazmaz]

Ethical issues? Yea don't want those other turtles getting offended.
What the shit else kind of response did you expect to a necrobump anyway?

[Mazmaz]

You know what, fuck turtles I hope they all die off.

[Boyiee]

Too late.

[Plow]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2176295.html

so like, someone's going to figure out a way that over a few million years we can get dinosaurs back

awesome

[Hatedregret]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ora-snout.html

Scientists have undone the progress made by evolution by altering chicken DNA to create embryos with alligator-like snouts instead of beaks.
Experts changed the DNA of chicken embryos in the early stage of their development, enabling them to undo evolutionary progress and give the creatures snouts which are thought to have been lost in the cretaceous period millions of years ago.
The scientific revelation of 'rewinding' evolution could pave the way for scientists altering DNA in the other direction and use the same process to create species better able to adapt to Earth's climate.

The changes allowed separate molecules on the side of the face free to grow into snouts within 14 days.
Although ethical rules prevent the eggs from bring hatched, Dr Abzhanov said he hopes to complete the work one day by turning chickens into Maniraptora.
Dr Abzhanov made the changes by analyzing the 'signalling molecules' which control the anatomical changes in birds and other animals.
Adding protein beads to the egg which stifle the development of certain molecules also prevents the birds from growing certain features.

Maniraptora are small dinosaurs which it is thought spawned thousands of species of birds which exist today.
Chickens and other birds are thought to have descended from dinosaurs through a series of genetic changes.
By altering the DNA of chickens to resemble alligator genes before the beak developed, Dr Abzhanov was able to change the evolutionary path of chickens so that they grew snouts instead.
Dr Abzhanov told the New Scientist: 'It looks exactly like a snout looks in an alligator [at this stage].


Just sayin. Jurassic Park is simply an ethics and morality issue. First damn post proves that.....

Dr. Arkhat Abzhanov devises a whole new way to screw animals over. Now, what will he do with the poor little monsters he caused to be hatched? Don't even shroud this cruel genetic manipulation with phony goodness by claiming the "process could help detect birth defects in human children." This is animal cruelty at the embryonic stage. Stop playing god with my tax dollars.

[Mazmaz]

lol calm the fuck down.

[Vandole]

Please, don't make me lock this thread. The stupid.. its just so... stupid.

[Zilong]

Just sayin. Jurassic Park is simply an ethics and morality issue

ethics and morality seems moot when it concerns a species that we grow for food and slaughter by the millions every day

[Hatedregret]

I was referring to the choosing of specific genes to cut on/off. People freak the fuck out about genetic manipulation.

There is a lot to the Dino from bird post though. Saw it in a special a long while ago. I can't find part one of it for some reason, but it's a five part split on youtube from a Discovery show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02V8Y...feature=relmfu Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B2c7...feature=relmfu Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B2c7...feature=relmfu Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6vHd...feature=relmfu Part 5

There's also this if you like the subject. Jack Horner doing a TED talk about it.




I gotta say though, I am sorry for the total derail but Plow mentioned getting Dinosaurs back and it made me want to find this stuff again.