Jurassic Park has 'inspired' scientists to hunt for dinosaur DNA, says Philip Currie

Dinosaurs roaming around amusement parks is still entirely a silver screen phenomenon, but renowned palaeontologist Philip Currie has a bone to pick with those who dismiss the possibility of a real-life Jurassic Park.
“We’re in a new golden age of science where we know so much more than just four years ago due to new discoveries and technology,” Currie told a packed theatre at the Royal Alberta Museum on Wednesday. “Jurassic Park has inspired us to look for soft tissue, a