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Author:

Hirsch, Rebecca E., author.

Title:

De-extinction : the science of bringing lost species back to life / by Rebecca E. Hirsch.

Publisher:

Twenty-First Century Books,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Subject:

Extinct animals--Cloning--Juvenile literature.
Rare animals--Cloning--Juvenile literature.
Extinct animals--Genetics--Juvenile literature.
DNA, Fossil--Juvenile literature..

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The last bucardo -- Resurrecting the mammoth -- Mammoth 2.0 -- From billions to zero -- The great passenger pigeon comeback -- Hopes and fears -- The frozen zoo.

Summary:

Explores the pros and cons of de-extinction and the new science that makes it possible.

ISBN:

1467794902 (lb : alk. paper)
9781467794909 (lb : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2016019335

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)