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Posted: 30 Sep 2005, 10:12
by beeurd
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4296398.stm
They found a spider trapped in amber, and are hoping to extract it's DNA. /ohmy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":o" border="0" alt="ohmy.gif" />
Posted: 30 Sep 2005, 12:20
by Tyrannis
I had not seen that but that is very cool, who knows maybe they'll be able to clone an extinct spider.
Posted: 30 Sep 2005, 14:25
by SSJDinoTycoon42
would they be dangerous if brought back?
Posted: 30 Sep 2005, 15:21
by Tyrannis
Does it matter? It's a spider, besides I'm just kidding.
Posted: 30 Sep 2005, 16:19
by SSJDinoTycoon42
well, yeah i caught a little hint of a joke, but what i meant was, how much different were spiders 20 million years ago? were they deadly? etc. and if so would they be a threat to humans or other species
Posted: 30 Sep 2005, 21:30
by Garfielosaurus_rex
A very good news for the paleontology world. I hope that they will succeed for cloning it, also that if they do that, that the cloned spider will not escape and bite a student. /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />
Posted: 01 Oct 2005, 19:04
by lilgamefreek
That would be funny if it escaped and doomed all of humnaity. /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />
wait. . .
Posted: 05 Oct 2005, 12:26
by beeurd
I'm sure if it was well enough preserved to find blood inside, they would also be able to find traces of any poisons that the creature might have produced.
Posted: 09 Oct 2005, 01:51
by nissin
And then..., Mr Speilburg could turn it into a movie... /dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="<_<" border="0" alt="dry.gif" />