An animated DNA strand and mosquito in amber fill a cinema screen watched by the park visitors.

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Mr. DNA

Bingo! Dino DNA!

— Jurassic Park · 1993

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The cheerful catchphrase makes an enormous scientific claim feel simple and entertaining. The presentation’s confidence is part of how the park turns a difficult process into a reassuring visitor attraction.

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Spoilers for Jurassic ParkShow the scene

The visitor-centre genetics presentation introduces Mr. DNA, an animated guide to the park’s explanation of dinosaur cloning. The exclamation accompanies the film’s simplified account of recovering genetic material from ancient mosquitoes. It belongs to the fictional park’s educational show, not to a demonstration of a working real-world method.

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