Albi Ndoni

Alvin Community College

Abstract Title: Human Resurrection using DNA and Biotech

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DNA and information encoded in it. Can we use biotechnology to recreate an entire human being thus finally resurrecting him/her into a new existence.In the science-fiction movie “The Fifth Element” set in the futuristic New York City of the year 2264, a group of scientists were able to recreate an entire human being using only a sequence of DNA remained in her hand. Extracting information from this DNA cell, they were able to “rebuild” her body and mind (in the movie she was a woman) to the fullest using advanced techniques in biotechnology. The process itself it’s pure science-fiction fantasy but the idea of bringing back someone to life (resurrecting him/her and not cloning) can only be considered something beyond a scientific fact.The question that still puzzles scientist remains: can science resurrect the dead in the future? Conclusion Although the process described in the movie is a Hollywood science-fiction fantasy, the tendency of these ideas getting fulfilled is very likely to be achieved with the rapid advances of science and biotechnology. Science-fiction tends to become science fact with the passing of time and these ideas will likely materialize in the future if science studies very deeply DNA structure and information encoded in it. Time will tell if this process will become real and the question is not if it’s going to happen but is more which government, company, or individual will achieve it first. Personal Notes I think that the technology capable of achieving this process will become feasible in the next 2-3 centuries (maximum 4). The race has already begun!