Now, with the genetics field making great strides in the years since Steven Spielberg’s original film debuted back in 1993, Horner and his colleagues believe that we’re close to learning how to construct our own dinosaurs.
This assertion comes courtesy of paleontologist Dr. Jack Horner (a significant source of inspiration for Sam Neil’s Alan Grant), who has served as a longtime advisor for the Jurassic Park/World franchise.
Rather than use old DNA from a mosquito encased in amber (which is how it works in the movies), Horner recently opened up to People and explained that we could potentially use bird DNA (as birds are the genetic descendants of dinosaurs) and manipulate the genetic code to create something resembling a prehistoric species.