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Rise of the necrofauna : the science, ethics, and risks of de-extinction / Britt Wray ; foreword by George Church.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wray, Britt, author.
- Church, George M. (George McDonald), author of foreword.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Extinct animals--Cloning--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Extinct animals.
- Extinct vertebrates--Cloning--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Extinct vertebrates.
- Rare animals--Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Rare animals.
- Endangered species--Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Endangered species.
- Wildlife reintroduction--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Wildlife reintroduction.
- Animal diversity conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Animal diversity conservation.
- Genetic engineering.
- Cloning.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2017]
- Contents:
- Foreword / by George Church
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: How is de-extinction done?
- Chapter 2: Why is de-extinction important?
- Chapter 3: What species are good contenders, and why?
- Chapter 4: Why recreate the woolly mammoth?
- Chapter 5: Can billions of passenger pigeons rebound, and should they?
- Chapter 6: How might we regulate this new wilderness?
- Chapter 7: Can de-extinction save species on the brink?
- Chapter 8: Is some knowledge too dangerous?
- Notes:
- "David Suzuki Institute."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781771641647
- 1771641649
- OCLC:
- 973377678
- Publisher Number:
- 99973928575
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