Jurassic

tinker with: the genetic code. In movies, genetic modification is almost always portrayed in a negative light, often under the guise of man “playing god” when he was not meant to. GATTACA’s unethical eugenics, Interstellar’s lack of crop diversity, Jurassic Park’s unforeseen mutations, and Splice’s dangerous hybrids are all examples of how movies are often designed with genetic modification as the cause of conflict or danger. Some people may ask why this matters. Despite the evidence supporting…

Sauropods which consisted of species such as Apatosaurus, Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus. They have been said to be the largest ever animals to walk the surface of the earth. They had grown into large number and dominated the earth at the end of the Jurassic era.(Natural history…

Growing up in the 1940’s was tough for everyone. Having a father that you idolized as a journalist who later got drafted into World War 2, was not an easy task. Michael Crichton respected all over the world and viewed as one of the greatest writers had a unique childhood. 6 foot 3 inches and ill his whole childhood made Crichton to stand out (Crichton, Michael). Due to spending most of his time at home, Crichton began exploration into the field of science and journalism, following in his…

Technology began growing at an exponential rate during the 1900s. Mankind was being revolutionized and would be changed forever due to the technological advances being made. The 1950's was the start of the extreme change and growth with the creation of the computer. The computer accelerated the growth of almost all technology being created. The 1960s and 1970s would have the start of many businesses and technologies. The 1980s and 1990s would progress technology even further and advance upon…

The movie franchise that began with “The Terminator” in 1984 has had its ups and downs. Being the first film of the series, “The Terminator” did not make a lot of money in total given that it had little hype going into it and it co-starred a relative unknown with some German sounding name that it turns out was Austrian. However, considering it only had a budget of $6.4 million and it made $78 million worldwide according to the Wikipedia page about the franchise, the producers were no doubt happy…

State Museum was asked to go to the site of a dinosaur called Suuwassea. Thus far in life, Jason Schein has helped in the excavation of the last long- The Suuwassea dinosaur is categorized as a long tailed sauropod dinosaur that is found in the Upper Jurassic strata of the Morrison Formation. This dinosaur does not have a rich background but it does fill in some evolutionary gaps. The Suuwassea that was found is the only skeleton of its kind that has been found, and this one was discovered at…

Ichthyosaurs, or fish-lizards, are fish-shaped reptiles that lived in our oceans 160 million years ago, during the Jurassic period. Paleontologists discovered the first fossils in the early 1800s, far before dinosaurs were ever discovered. This genus evolved from animals that lived on land. They had more than eighty different species in their genus. One species of the ichthyosaurs is the Ophthalmosaurus. As an adult, this creature was two times the size of a human with a tooth filled snout.…

most dominant species on this planet, as they reigned supreme on planet earth for thousands of years. It seems that since the dawn of mankind, humans have been fascinated with the Jurassic era. Showing that such has the ability to bleed over into all forms of media and entertainment, Microgaming has created a Jurassic period-inspired game in the form of Dino Might. Dino Might goes back in time to the prehistoric days of the world to create an incredible slot game for all of…

Among the vast variety of American fiction novelists, Michael Crichton is one of the most widely known and critically praised. Crichton has written some of the most popular works of fiction in the past few decades; Jurassic Park, Congo and Sphere to name a few. Michael also directed many films and television series, wrote speeches and even developed a video game. Michael Crichton was born October 23rd 1942 in Chicago Illinois. His parents were John Henderson Crichton and Zula Crichton. He was…

getting the flu and missing a few days of school. Half the senior class and me. I did win a contest ironically, even though it was pretty silly I still count it as a win. That May the local radio station was giving tickets for a special viewing of Jurassic Park in June. It was a VIP pass that included four tickets, free pop corn, pop, a candy choice and a…