Jurassic World opens with a fully-operational theme park, but it doesn't spend much time explaining how the park came to be following the Jurassic Park disaster.

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Dr. Henry Wu, working in the original Jurassic Park.

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What or who is Masrani?

It's really the story of InGen, the bio-engineering company founded by John Hammond in 1985. Below is a rough timeline of how InGen regrouped following the Isla Nubar catastrophe, attracted investors, and developed the technology that made Jurassic World possible. Most of the information can be found by digging around the fake sites set up for the Masrani Corporation and Jurassic World Dr. John Hammond assembles a group of leading scientists in key disciplines to evaluate his latest venture, a theme park containing dinosaurs. The events of Jurassic Park occur.Dr. Henry Wu – one of the lead geneticists who worked on the original Jurassic Park project – returns to Isla Nublar to assist with the clean-up effort, catalogue species numbers, and explain how the animals were able to breed.While on the island, Wu finds evidence to support the theory originally posited by Dr. Alan Grant. The use of amphibian DNA, including that of the Common Reed Frog, allowed the dinosaurs to change in a single-sex environment through a chemical trigger.Inspired by his trip to Isla Nublar, Wu publishes ‘The Next Step: An Evolution of God’s Concepts’. Equipped with the right tools and research, Wu makes the lofty claim that with the enough research and the right technology he could combine the DNA sequences of existing creatures into an entirely new animal.He writes: “Much like the selective breeding within domestic animals, but with this, we would be combing several species into one new animal. Today’s technological limitation means we are decades away from achieving this, maybe even fifty years away, but who knows, hopefully in my life time we could see it become a reality.”InGen experiences financial crisis, yet Wu and his research team succeed in combing several species of plant to create the Wu Flower (Karacosis Wutansis). Its creation generates a huge amount of publicity for the ailing company, brings Wu world-wide fame, and attracts the interest of Simon Masrani.Simon Masrani opens negotiations to acquire International Genetic Technologies after the passing of Dr. John Hammond. He vows to rebuild the company and realise the ambition of its former owner and founder.Masrani was founded on February 16, 1973 by Sanjay Masrani with Mascom, an ambition telecommunications network based in India. By 1983 the technology had been refined, ushering in an era of success with Masrani becoming a household name across the Indian subcontinent.: Sanjay Masrani dies and control of the company passes to his son, Simon.Simon rapidly expands the services offered by Mascom, but the decision to enter the oil sector in Abu Dhabi in 1996 elevates the Masrani Global Corporation to one of the world's most promising businesses. Masrani Oil generated the a third of the companies revenue between 1997-2004. Today, rebranded as Masrani Energy, this sector of the business fuels 21% of the transport sector worldwide.

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Today: Dr. Henry Wu, InGen's lead genetic biologist.

Hammond XB20.

InGen's moved way beyond frog DNA.

Extensive amber mines have helped achieve 100% genome accuracy.

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Masrani acquires InGen. Simon Masrani charges Dr. Henry Wu with steering the ambitious company. Results exceed the expectations of its board and investors. According to the corporate site, “InGen has been reinvented and is bringing tomorrow’s science, today.”Masrani Global Corporation debuts on the NASDAQ. Masrani grows to over 70,000 employees, 250,000 global shareholders, with investors growing daily.Simon Masrani promotes Dr. Wu within the ranks of InGen and appoints him to oversee the Jurassic World project. “Dr. Henry Wu was instantly looked at as a valued member of the Masrani company, proving his unique skill not only as a successful scientist, but a great visionary,” according to InGen's corporate site.“Programmable life is not the way of the future. It’s what we do here everyday. Nature’s been cloning organisms for hundreds of millions of years. Compare the ancient abacus to today’s super computers and that’s how far InGen has progressed in the field of genetics," saysDr. Henry Wu in an InGen promotional film.Finally equipped with state-of-the-art technology and generous funds from Masrani, InGen scientists are able to make rapid leaps in the field of genetic engineering. With technology, like the Hammond XB20, InGen is able to decode the genome of an extinct animal in under an hour.The days of filing in the gaps of a dinosaur's genome with frog DNA are over. Using soft tissue preserved in iron chelators, combined with an extensive library of DNA samples – thanks to amber mines in Wyoming and Lafia – InGen is able to reach almost 100% genome accuracy in dozens of species.InGen research extends beyond the process of 'de-extinction'. "Life is just a code. We are taking the code and we are using it for practical applications. InGen isn’t just about de-extinction. It’s about deepening our connection with the natural world," says Dr. Christopher Reddy, Senior Geneticist. InGen tech is applied to the fields of medicine, agriculture, and defence.Timack Construction established in 2002 for the purpose of building Jurassic World.Construction begins on Jurassic World. Masrani uses subsidiaries Axis Boulder Engineering and Timack Construction to work on the preparation and planning of the park. InGen security protects construction workers from native wildlife.Construction of Jurassic World finishes. Total cost of its construction comes to $1.2 billion. No expense was spared.June: Jurassic World opens to 98,120 visitors.Claire Dearing, Senior Assets Manager at Jurassic World discusses the future of the theme park and biological preserve."Scientists are often challenged by the risks involved in executing grand concepts," explains Claire. "Many at InGen doubted the likelihood of a successful hybrid, but here we are just one month away and she's more than we imagined. We will closely monitor visitor response and gauge the consumer's appetite for future experiences, taking Jurassic World into a new era.""But as we seek to recreate the past, we can't forget to innovate. We have several new rides in the conceptual phase with Axis Boulder. Our most evolved, the 'Treetop Gazers', has an ETA sometime in 2018."

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