How to clone a mammoth : the science of de-extinction / Beth Shapiro.
By: Shapiro, Beth Alison [author.].
Material type: BookSeries: Princeton Science Library ; 108.Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]Copyright date: �2015Description: 1 online resource (256 pages) : color illustrations.Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 0691209561; 9780691209562.Subject(s): DNA, Fossil | Extinct animals -- Cloning | Extinct animals -- Genetics | Extinction (Biology) | Extinction, Biological | ADN fossile | Animaux disparus -- Clonage | Animaux disparus -- G�en�etique | Extinction (Biologie) | NATURE / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures | DNA, Fossil | Extinction (Biology)Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 591.68 Online resources: Click here to access online"Could extinct species like mammoths and passenger pigeons be 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 vividly explores the extraordinary cutting-edge science that is being used--today--to resurrect the past"--Publisher.
Includes bibliographical references.
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?
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