Scientist Warns Bringing Back Dinosaurs Can Spread Bugs That Wiped Out the World Scientist Warns Bringing Back Dinosaurs Can Spread Bugs That Wiped Out the World Comments Off on Scientist Warns Bringing Back Dinosaurs Can Spread Bugs That Wiped Out the World Oregon, USA — A famous scientist has cautioned against bringing back dinosaurs to life using amber-encased DNA saying the giant creature could also bring back diseases – may be a prehistoric form of Covid. Professor George Poinar Jr, an Oregan State University paleontologist who inspired the Jurassic Park books and films, has recently discovered a new species of flower – that existed some 100 million years ago – encased in fossilized amber.