i literally had this discussion like a week ago on lemmy where i argued that extinct animals can be brought back to life with genetic engineering techniques.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If we had any genetic material of dinos, we wouldn't have to guess from fossilized remains.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

But then it's not the same animal so it is not brought back. Like the dire wolf they brought back something that looks like one.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus