An Analysis of the Scientific Feasibility of Jurassic Park

This essay delves into the scientific plausibility of the fictional scenario presented in Jurassic Park, focusing on the possibility of recreating dinosaurs. It begins by outlining the premise of the film, which involves cloning dinosaurs from ancient DNA, and then proceeds to examine the current understanding of ancient DNA retrieval and analysis. The essay discusses the challenges associated with extracting and preserving DNA from extinct organisms, including degradation and contamination issues. It also explores the limitations of current cloning technologies, such as the lack of complete dinosaur DNA sequences and the incompatibility of dinosaur DNA with existing host cells. Furthermore, the essay touches on the history of dinosaur discovery and classification. Ultimately, the essay concludes that, based on current scientific knowledge, a real-life Jurassic Park is highly improbable, if not impossible, due to the immense technological hurdles and scientific limitations involved.

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Introduction
JurassicPark was created in order to re-cerate dinosaurs through cloning which ended in a
catastrophic way causing the deaths of humans. The American fiction shows how humans are
intimidated by the creatures(Henninger-Voss, 2006, p.665). The work of these authors is hugely
generated around the idea of dinausers and creating a park for them. It uses computers to show
how the creatures were when alive, their physique and behavior. In the second release of
Jurassic, the lost world the creatures have been allowed to grow into full maturity and then
relocated to a park where they get the experience of how the real world (Liakos & Bilalis, 2017,
p.213).
Ancient DNA
Ancient DNA is retrieved from old skeletons or tissues that have been mummified. Some
studies show that researchers allude to the fact that it is possible to extract specimens of DNA
from organisms that have been in existence for millions of years. This has been proofed through
the extraction of such specimens that date to more than 23 million years ago. However with more
research being done recently by (Chamberlain & Biitz, 2016, p.121) it shows that it has been
difficult to verify previous results due to the contamination n of specimens. Authenticity of the
samples collected does not come from the adherence of the criteria for extraction. It is important
to incorporate methods and ways to accommodate these set of rules and guidelines in order to
achieve credibility(Liakos & Bilalis, 2017, p.213). An author has outlined methods to follow in
order to implement the authenticity aspect. The first is to ensure that the areas where the
research is conducted have been kept aside. This also includes the samples that are vital for the
outcomes in the extraction process. The second is the difficulty in establishing the stage at which

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the contaminants are able to eradicate aspects that are important in the validity of the specimen
(Evans,2017, p.49). This is important to re-evaluate amplification processes for the specimen and
access the temperature. The third process has majorly focused on the behavior in which the
molecule is behaving and how to ensure that it acts within the expected parameters. This should
be done without interfering with the specimen. DNA should not be amplified and affect the
original form of the ancient DNA due to its sensitivity to degradation. The fourth process is
articulation of the researchers in observing the consistency in which the DNA has yielded results
in a systematic manner(Briggs & Kelber-Kaye, 2000, p.101).The contradiction of polymerase
chain reaction and extraction make the process biased. The fifth process is ensuring that the
specimen process of cloning has been done while ensuring damage control is done procedurally.
The sixth process is the inclusion of independent researchers to give their opinions of the
process. Consistent and reliable of replicated information by theresearchers would lead to proper
follow-ups (Navara, 2018, p.170). The seventh process is ensuring that the components that
entail DNA authenticity are kept in proper preservation. These molecules include amino acid and
collagen. The final process is ensuring that such remains are kept in a preserved way. This would
then show if evidence can be deduced for contaminated specimen.
Background on Dinausers.
The study of dinausers began in the 19th century when remains of significantly huge
bones were discovered in a countryside in England. They were discovered by a Paleontologist by
the name Richard Owen who gave them the name Dinausauria from a Greek denios word
meaning terrible and sauros meaning reptile. He discovered that the remains were from big-sized
creatures that had limbs at the bottom of their bellies and not at the sides like other creatures. The

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fossils prove that there were many types of these creatures but they opted to categorize them into
two. The first was the bird hipped and the other the lizard hipped. (Henninger-Voss, 2006, p.665)
showed that some had their bodies covered with a type of armor while others had feathers like
the current birds we see around. There were also dinausers that had two legs while others had
four legs and could alternate the use of these legs. Their feeding habits were also believed to be
varying. Dinausers were mostly herbivorous and fed on plants while others were carnivorous and
preyed on their fellow dinausers for their survival.
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Since Jurassic Park hit silver screens in 1993, we've all thought about whether it would
ever be conceivable. In addition to the fact that it would be the coolest thing ever, however it
would likewise speak to a monstrous logical accomplishment. Be that as it may, shockingly, and
it torments individuals to break this to some confident devotees, there can never be where you
can ride a dinosaur like a horse at a petting zoo (Miracky, 2004, p.169). It is totally
incomprehensible, and this segment will clarify why. There has been previous research that has
turned out as of late asserting that British researchers had cloned a dinosaur, which was met with
a blend of energy and perplexity by a few. Countenances simply begin by saying that the dino
picture they utilized was clearly an infant kangaroo, not an Apatosaurus. In any case, that
exclusive speaks to a little piece of the lack of facts of the research. The researchers obviously
extricated dino DNA from a fossil in an exhibition hall of normal science. Dinosaur DNA, be
that as it may, does not exist any longer. After a cell kicks the bucket catalysts, water and
organisms begin to separate the securities holding together DNA (Imwinkelried, 1995, p.89).This
is backed off at colder temperatures, which is the reason we've figured out how to get tolerable

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examples from solidified mammoths, however regardless it happens. Researchers computed
decently as of late that DNA has a half-existence of 521 years; that implies it takes 521 years for
half of the bonds holding DNA together to break. After an additional 521 years, half of those
outstanding bonds will have broken, and so on. This will clearly change with conditions, for
example, temperature and the nearness of microorganisms. In any case, regardless of whether
tests were saved at icy temperatures, it was evaluated that following 1.5 million years the
arrangements would be indistinguishable, and following 6.8 million years each and every
security would be crushed. Dinosaurs went terminated nearly 66 million years back(Henninger-
Voss, 2006, p.665).
Regardless of whether, some way or another, the DNA hadn't totally corrupted and there
was a few bits of it cleared out, you can't simply fill those bits in with DNA from another living
being (like the frankenfrogosaurus suggested by the film Jurassic Park). We would have no
diagram arrangement accessible to figure out what the missing bits ought to be loaded with.
Despite the fact that numerous current winged creatures are like wiped out dinosaurs that we
should need to attempt to bring back (in fact, fowls are avian dinosaurs), regardless you can't
make a crossover dinobird utilizing their DNA. Sadly, science doesn't work that way (Briggs&
Kelber-Kaye, 2000, p.101).
It doesn't end there. Regardless of whether we did wonderfully figure out how to locate
some usable dino DNA, despite everything we wouldn't have the capacity to do anything with it.
The researchers evidently embedded the dino DNA into an ostrich womb. We can also expect
they implied egg cell, as infusing DNA into the womb of a creature won't mysteriously make a
developing life. When cloning creatures, researchers need to supplant the hereditary material

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from a contributor cell of a creature that they are attempting to clone. We don't have any extra
reasonable dinosaur cells sticking around. Researchers are planning to have the capacity to
utilize elephant cells (in the event that they choose it is moral) to clone wooly mammoths,
however even this requires some re-jigging of the typical cloning process since these two species
separated quite a while back (Bütz, 1994, p. 683). One couldn't supplant DNA in a benefactor
ostrich cell with, say, stegosaurus DNA to make a reasonable cell, they're excessively
extraordinary. Apatosaurus' were likewise tremendous the creating baby would basically be too
enormous for the ostrich.
To go ahead with this string of crap crapping, atomic DNA is additionally by all account
not the only DNA found in cells. Most phones likewise contain little frankfurter formed vitality
making industrial facilities called mitochondria which have their own mitochondrial DNA.
Specialists asserted that along these lines, Dolly the sheep (the primary cloned well evolved
creature) was not exactly a genuine clone. It's feasible that blending, say, ostrich mitochondria
with (on the off chance that it existed) dinosaur atomic DNA would bring about inconsistency
issues (O'Connor & Chan, 1998 p.690)
Conclusion
In whole, sadly we are never going to encounter a genuine Jurassic Park. In any case, this
may be something to be thankful for, on the off chance that we are to take in anything from
films(Bütz, 1994, p. 683). It would likely be a debacle.

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