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Chicken embryos have been altered so that the birds grow dinosaur-like snouts
- basseq 11y agoIn related news, John Hammond, President and CEO of InGen, announced today the purchase of Isla Nublar, a tropical island in an isolated Central American location.
- SapphireSun 11y agoWhen asked to comment on planned developments on the island and whether InGen could justify the large capital outlays during the next financial quarter, he said with a twinkle in his eye, "I can't comment on what we're going to do there, but the board agrees with me when I say that I'm confident that it's going to be absolutely magical. As with any large purchase, there are certain risks, but we're confident we can overcome them and deliver a product the world will love. Wall Street will get over themselves when the project comes to maturation."
- gooseus 11y ago> The altered chicks still had a flap of skin over their would-be beaks, so the difference is not obvious, says Bhullar. “Looking at these animals externally, you would still think it’s a beak. But if you saw the skeleton, you’d just be very confused," he says. "I would not say we gave birds snouts.” But hey, he's just a scientist, what does he know about generating clicks? Cool research though EDIT - Seems the title was edited to be less "Scientists create..." but I stand by my comment since it obviously got to the front page with that original title and people should be shamed for profiting from sensationalism
- loco5niner 11y agoClick-bait
- jws 11y agoHeadline disorder: The researcher is quoted in the article: "I would not say we gave birds snouts.”
- grimmdude 11y agoMmmmmm dinosaur-like snouts. Off to McD's for some nugs!
- grimmdude 11y agoWoohoo!
- robinhouston 11y agoTwo quotes from the article: > The research … does not aim to engineer flocks of hybrid ‘dino-chickens’ or to resurrect dinosaurs, says Bhart-Anjan Bhullar > But applying these insights to engineering ‘dino-chickens’ has proved difficult, [Jack Horner] says. “We’re having a little more trouble with the tail. There are so many components.” Other anatomical features could be altered by tinkering with development proteins, Horner adds. “It gives us a lot of opportunities to think about making new kinds of animals.” I think this means that Bhart-Anjan Bhullar does not aim to engineer flocks of dino-chickens, but that Jack Horner does.
- derefr 11y agoSounds like the inhibition of a similar protein to the one that leads to Cyclopia in humans. (You can google the term, but I wouldn't recommend it.)