Research scientists in Brussels have cloned their first "Frankenstein" a living, breathing dragon. The three inch hybrid of four different types of DNA was created in late November, government sources close to the project admitted Tuesday. DNA, also known as the building blocks of life was taken from a bat, lizard, komodo dragon and surprisingly...an owl to create the first living creature of lore in over eight thousand years. "Once we injected the DNA into the Owl's unfertilized egg, all we could do was sit back and wait." said Fritz Drouber, the scientist who led the history making team of life creators. "You could hear a pin drop as the egg started to crack." stated Sarah Katz, the only American scientist on the eight person team. "We were all holding our breath, it was very exiting." Within three hours the tiny creature was flying around its 8' x 8' screened in cage. "Much like a butterfly, it's wings had to dry." commented a team member who wished to remain anonymous. "The only problem we encountered was a slight burn to one of our team members' fingers." Drouber stated, "it seems that dragons really can breathe fire, that was a pleasant surprise." The team is remaining tight lipped about their current project but while celebrating at a local pub a member of the team leaned over and told me "If we're not extremely careful with our latest baby, Jurassic Park will look like a Sunday drive in the countryside." I got the feeling he wasn't joking. Associated Press.
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