• Question: Can we use lizard DNA to bring back limbs in our body

    Asked by JackP to Christopher, Dan, Jen, Mohan, Sarah on 14 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Daniel Fovargue

      Daniel Fovargue answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      I suppose one day, genetic engineering of this type might be possible. I imagine it will be an incredibly complex thing to get right.

      At this point, I would bet on fully functional prosthetic limbs being more likely. There seems to be a lot of advancements in prosthetics, including connecting them to our brains.

    • Photo: Mohan K

      Mohan K answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      Seems a little far fetched to me, but who knows? What we do in medical science today would seem like magic to those 100 years ago!

    • Photo: Sarah De Vos

      Sarah De Vos answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      Well currently scientists are looking into pig dna to recreate human organs so who knows! Maybe one day there will even be a real life jurassic park but that would probably be a very bad idea, in every way.

    • Photo: Christopher Mirfin

      Christopher Mirfin answered on 15 Mar 2017:

      I think it’d be very hard to change our genetic code that much – but in principle yes. I’d modify myself to have wings 😎

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