We might be able to detect genetic engineering quite simply... By comparing genomes, you can construct a philogenetic tree of known animsls, and thier hypothet

We might be able to detect genetic engineering quite simply... By comparing genomes, you can construct a philogenetic tree of known animsls, and thier hypothetical ancestors the instances where a mutation popped into being making a species and it's defendants distinct. You can slot genomes from near extinct species and amber trapped insects into this tree and confirm where they sat. So genetic engineering would look like - fish genes suddenly appearing in the dog family tree or butterfly genes turning up in a plant. This would be pretty detectable with just a computer and open data. Has someone done it?