SCIENCE

Reviving Dinosaurs: A Real-World Jurassic Park?

Fri Oct 04 2024
If dinosaurs roamed the Earth again. That's what Ben Lamm, co-founder of Colossal, is thinking about. He's teaming up with My Octopus Teacher director James Reed to make a documentary on de-extinction technology. But is it a good idea? In Yellowstone National Park, wolves were reintroduced after 70 years, and the ecosystem thrived. So, why not bring back dinosaurs or mammoths? Well, the world has changed since they went extinct. Scientists warn that putting an old species into a new environment could have unpredictable consequences. It's like Jurassic Park, but for real. And just like in the movies, if something goes wrong, it could be disastrous. So, should we leave dinosaurs to history? Or is there a way to responsibly use this technology? It's a big question that scientists and movie fans alike are pondering.