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Because porting genetic modifications between species is really hard even if you intentionally try.

• pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  You need it to be impossible if you want to ensure you only eliminate species you're targeting instead of that species and random selection of others.
  • jacobush 8y ago
    Life finds a way :-P
    • Bluestrike2 8y ago
      Ugh. You joke, but I loathe that sentence. Absolutely loathe it. The version in Crichton's book wasn't as bad as the tripe Ian Malcom spouted in the movie, but it's had a toxic influence on pop culture understandings of science and genetics.
      • triangleman 8y ago
        More detail would be helpful. What was Chrichton's version? Why has this movie line been bad for popular understanding?