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What is the science behind Jurassic Park?


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Jurassic Park is a cult classic movie for many. It was one of the first movies to introduce dinosaurs to the general population and this love of dinosaurs has continued and grown over the past 30 years. The first Jurassic Park movie sets up the science behind this dinosaur theme park. In this podcast, we delve into the genetic feasibility behind creating dinosaurs, and also talk about the accuracy of how the film portrays dinosaurs. 

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Jurassic Park documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX5qpyx98ys

Jurassic Park science article: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44293060 

Frogs changing sexes: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/frogs-reverse-sex-more-often-than-thought/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=facebook::cmp=editorial::add=fb20190321animals-frogsexreversal::rid=&sf209705676=1&fbclid=IwAR1GKbss-MLKUCqdSNjarPtwVFmv2BMXgc2qYKpbrV2NJDm5RDk24ZoEKxo#close 

Interesting context of DNA research: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jurassic-park-reveals-delicate-interplay-between-science-and-science-fiction-180969331/ 

George Pionar and amber: https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-paleobiologist-who-inspired-the-science-in-jurassic-park/

Reproductive cloning: https://knowgenetics.org/cloning/ 

Woolly mammoth: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/science/woolly-mammoth-extinct-genetics.html

How they did the effects for the water vibrating: https://www.businessinsider.com/jurassic-park-water-cup-2015-6

Velociraptor error: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a32445925/jurassic-park-velociraptor-error/

Velociraptor/Deinonychus debacle

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/you-say-velociraptor-i-say-deinonychus-33789870/

Velociraptor feathers: 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-fossil-reveals-velociraptor-sported-feathers/

https://screenrant.com/jurassic-park-dinosaurs-no-feathers-reason/

Genome editing of embryos: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/commission-charts-narrow-path-editing-human-embryos

Ethics meeting: https://www.nap.edu/resource/25665/Heritable%20Human%20Genome%20Editing%20Report%20Summary%20-%20FINAL%2020200903.pdf

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