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Author:

Shapiro, Beth Alison, author.

Title:

How to clone a mammoth : the science of de-extinction / Beth Shapiro.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xii, 220 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

NATURE / Endangered Species.
NATURE / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics.
SCIENCE / Biotechnology.
Extinct animals--Genetics.
Extinct animals--Cloning.
DNA, Fossil.
Extinction (Biology)
Genomics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal diversity conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.
Restoration ecology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212) and index.

Contents:

Reversing extinction -- Select a species -- Find a well-preserved specimen -- Create a clone -- Breed them back --Reconstruct the genome -- Reconstruct part of the genome -- Now create a clone -- Make more of them -- Set them free-- Should we?.

Summary:

"Could extinct species like mammoths and passenger pigeonsbe brought back to life? The science says yes. In [this book], Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in'ancient DNA' research, walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction. From deciding which species should be restored, to sequencing their genomes, to anticipating how revived populations might be overseen in the wild, Shapiro vividlyexplores the extraordinary cutting-edge science that is being used--today--to resurrect the past"--Amazon.com.

ISBN:

0691157057 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780691157054 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)891123548

LCCN:

2014049574

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