I didn't think much was known about how to "flip" genetic levers, let alone specific ones.Hans Larsson, the Canada Research Chair in Macro Evolution at Montreal's McGill University, said he aims to develop dinosaur traits that disappeared millions of years ago in birds.
Larsson believes by flipping certain genetic levers during a chicken embryo's development, he can reproduce the dinosaur anatomy, he told AFP in an interview.
I can't imagine the likes of PETA being too impressed with this, if it will involve lots of deformed chicks being born.
Jurassic Cluck?
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