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Will We Clone a Dinosaur?

Probably not. For reasons more practical than philosophical, it's highly unlikely that a dinosaur will reemerge in the next hundred years. And even if the opportunity does arise, the process will present so many ethical dilemmas that we may never get past square one. Of course, that's what people back in 1900 would no doubt have said about Dolly the sheep.

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    web resources
    Slouching Towards Creation
    TIME magazine special report exploring the research and development of cloning techniques

    The Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette (DIG)
    D.I.G. "experts" reveal the real "truth" behind Jurassic Park in this Web feature

    Can Dinosaurs be Revived by Cloning ?
    Site detailing what makes the mass-production of dinosaurs a big question mark