Genetic Engineering In Jurassic Park

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The movie and novel Jurassic Park introduces many ideas about the though of genetic engineering. In the series, dinosaurs are recreated using fragments of DNA that are found on amber. The movie and novel question the idea of if recreating an extinct species and producing a population under a controlled environment is ethically moral and if dinosaurs could really be and should be created in today’s society. Becoming a laboratory technician to work with DNA to create real Jurassic Park has many risks. The likelihood of being able to do so is highly unlikely. First, according to the movie, DNA fragments of dinosaurs were found in amber but only small fragments of a few individual genes were obtained. Without the entire intact genome, it is …show more content…

For example, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Kanuma is a “recombinant human enzyme that replaces a faulty enzyme in patients with lysosomal acid lipase deficiency who are unable to break down fatty molecules.” Those who are inflicted with lysosomal acid lipase deficiency can receive the enzyme that they are lacked thanks to genetically modified chicken, which is FDA approved and is perfectly safe and won’t be mixed in with the rest of the food supply or pose environmental risks. Also, genetically modified food produces a higher yield and is more economical compared to non genetically modified …show more content…

Evidence of this is the Archaeopteryx. The Archaeopteryx is the size of a crow, but has many characteristics of small dinosaurs including: a long bony tail, display teeth, hollow bones, belly ribs and claws. The bird characteristics include: feathers, light body build, and a wishbone. It is thought that this creature was the transition between the dinosaur species and the bird species due to the mix of both characteristics. Other pieces of evidence the birds are derived from dinosaurs, were acknowledged in the movie, Jurassic Park. This included: their intelligence, they both produce eggs, have similar skeletons, have similar feet structure, and they both travel in

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