The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Cadence]

And pineapple treants innocent look.

The true story of the entwives?

 

[Cadence]

Also, why on earth would someone use frog instead of bird DNA to fill in gaps in the dinosaurs they are trying to build?

 

[MarkB]

Also, why on earth would someone use frog instead of bird DNA to fill in gaps in the dinosaurs they are trying to build?

Because the one thing they knew for sure about them was that they'd all croaked.

 

[Alzrius]

Also, why on earth would someone use frog instead of bird DNA to fill in gaps in the dinosaurs they are trying to build?

Because how else are you going to get an amphibious "sea rex"?

 

[R_J_K75]

You’re not much of a real Indy fan if you can’t do the guitar solo in act Ii.

I suppose I'm not then. Although I figured out the Exorcist years ago, does that count?

 

[R_J_K75]

Just watched the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark and my copy of the new Black Crowes "Happiness Bastards" was just delivered...decisions, shou;d I watch Indy or listen to the new Crowes CD? Leaning towards the Crowes.

By the way the CD is great, extreme return to form from the stuff they put out in the last 20+ years, everything after Lions was a few good songs with most of it being filler. This CD sounds like it would sit well between Southern Harmony and Musical Companion and Amorica/Tall.

 

[Maxperson]

Also, why on earth would someone use frog instead of bird DNA to fill in gaps in the dinosaurs they are trying to build?

Why in order to have the possibility of spontaneous sex change of course. How else to you guarantee the possibility of a Jurassic Park scenario?

 

[Cadence]

Why in order to have the possibility of spontaneous sex change of course. How else to you guarantee the possibility of a Jurassic Park scenario?

I want the secret story of the geneticist who recommended it on purpose for that reason.

 

[Ryujin]

I want the secret story of the geneticist who recommended it on purpose for that reason.

Probably someone who read "The Legacy of Heorot" and wanted to create some sort of weird biome.

 

[Deset Gled]

Also, why on earth would someone use frog instead of bird DNA to fill in gaps in the dinosaurs they are trying to build?

The clawed frog xenopus (Xenopus - Wikipedia) is actually an extremely common animal used to study genetics. Other common species used in genetic research include c elegans worms, drosophila (fruit flies), and zebra fish. If you were doing basic background research in the late 80s to invent some sci-fi geneticists studying lizards, xenopus ostensibly seems like a pretty obvious point to start from.