bringing back extinct species theme
Genetic engineering is used to reintroduce an extinct organism.
Examples
Scientists used dinosaur DNA recovered from inside amber to genetically engineer real, living dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" (1993).
8 total · 7 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Carnosaur (1993) | major | The brilliant but troubled scientist Dr. Jane Tiptree succeeded in reverse engineering dinosaurs from chickens. |
| movie: Carnosaur 2 (1995) | major | A biotech firm had been working with fossilized DNA and genetic experiments found a way to recreate dinosaurs. |
| movie: Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996) | major | The carnosaurs were genetically reconstructed replicas of dinosaurs. |
| movie: Jurassic Park (1993) | major | Dinosaurs were genetically engineered using DNA extracted from amber preserved blood with a little frog DNA to fill in the missing gaps. |
| movie: Jurassic Park III (2001) | major | There was an expedition to an island full of dinosaurs that had been genetically engineered from DNA recovered from inside amber. |
| movie: Jurassic World (2015) | major | Dinosaurs were brought back from extinction and put on display at Jurassic World. |
| movie: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) | major | The dinosaurs living on Isla Nublar were brought back from extinction using genetic engineering techniques. |
| movie: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | minor | There was an expedition to an island full of dinosaurs that had been genetically engineered from DNA recovered from inside amber. |