[ars]

I think they should not pierce it, but instead leave it for future humans to study.

[teruakohatu]

Science funding requires doing something. Nobody funds you to not do something.

Regardless of getting funding, I don't see why our level of technology is not adequate to study an egg.

[sdwr]

It might be the only 1700 year old egg in the world. Surely the prudent thing to do is wait some fraction of its age (200 years?) and reevaluate. What are the chances that, out of all of history, now is the best time to open it?

[lazide]

It’s already been removed from it’s protective environment and will degrade long before 200 years.

[yumraj]

Depending on how you look at it, the ones studying it are future humans.

[timschmidt]

Forbidden breakfast!

[creatonez]

Don't worry, I'll find another one