Futureproof Extra: The Trouble with Cloning Birds
Jurassic Park came out in 1993, then "Dolly" the sheep was cloned in 1996, and yet here we are more than two decades later and we still haven\u2019t got a dinosaur theme park. \n\nSo, what\u2019s the hold-up?\n\nWell aside from the many significant ethical issues, the scientific challenges are huge and one in particular that adversely affects much more reasonable de-extinction projects is the simple fact that right now we can\u2019t clone birds or dinosaurs for that matter.\n\nWhy?\n\nBen Novak is Lead Scientist with Revive & Restore, he joins Jonathan to discuss.