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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shapiro, Beth Alison, author.

Contributor:

Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Extinct animals--Genetics.

Extinct animals.

Extinct animals--Cloning.

DNA, Fossil.

Extinction (Biology).

Genomics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Genomics.

Animal genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal genetic engineering.

Animal diversity conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal diversity conservation.

Restoration ecology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Restoration ecology.

Cloning.

Genetics.

Physical Description:

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

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Summary:

"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"--Amazon.com.

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?.

Notes:

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

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

ISBN:

0691157057

9780691157054

OCLC:

891123548

Publisher Number:

99962960818