By Molly Woodward.
The Jurassic Park book and films tell an awe-inducing and ultimately horrific tale in which humans achieve a feat of genetic engineering and the height of hubris when they resurrect dinosaurs. But raising extinct species from the dead using genetic engineering is no longer just a plot point for sci-fi and horror stories. While dinosaurs are unlikely to be resurrected outside of fiction, tech-savvy scientists have successfully “resurrected” the dire wolf and continue to make strides toward bringing other species back from extinction.