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What is the science behind Jurassic Park?

What is the science behind Jurassic Park?

FromSteministas


What is the science behind Jurassic Park?

FromSteministas

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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. 
SOURCES: //
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
Released:
Sep 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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