The Smilodon Code
"Smilodon" is the Latin name for a saber-tooth tiger, and what I mean by a smilodon code is the genetic code of the saber tooth cat. This fanged creature’s DNA was mapped in 2020 by scientists after they extracted DNA from a scimitar-toothed cat fossil that lived at least 47,500 years ago. The ancient saber tooth tiger was recovered from Ice Age permafrost sediments near Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Science is about to tell us a story you see. T he Smilodon Code—my latest book in progress—was inspired by this information — in a way. The lines of science and science fiction become blurred when an arctic ski resort suddenly loses skiers - but not due to a collision with trees — it is an animal - a prehistoric animal, in fact, that is up there mauling its guests. The hotel is, of course, not exactly disclosing the information until further investigation. Carefully stalking the skiers, the prehisoric cat approaches within just a few meters before launching an e...
