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Dinosaur DNA

I recently watched the movie Jurassic Park and its sequels, in which DNA...

2 December 2015

I recently watched the movie Jurassic Park and its sequels, in which DNA from the stomachs of mosquitoes stuck in amber was used to recreate the dinosaurs. Could you do this in real life?

Joseph Scott (age 10), Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, UK

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