Recently, the power of cloning to rescue endangered or extinctspecies was demonstrated by applying nuclear transfer methods tosave the mouflon, a species of wild sheep (left half of figure).This result piqued a fair amount of general interest, because ofits possible implications for the return of other, more exotic,species from the jaws of extinction (as pictured on the right).Suppose a wealthy investor came to you with a proposal to create areal-life Jurassic Park (naturally, with far more detailed strategyto contain the animals), asking for your scientific analysis oftheir plan to use SCNT to bring back dinosaurs.
a. Considering all of the materials and technical steps involvedin the process of nuclear transfer, listthree problems you envision will beencountered by their team of scientists.
b. Speculate on how a researcher might overcome each of theobstacles you identified in (a), or state why you feel they may beinsurmountable.
c. Given your analysis in (a) and (b), briefly comment onwhether you think that the wealthy investor’s plan is feasible.
