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Title How to clone a mammoth : the science of de-extinction / Beth Shapiro.
Publisher Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Copyright ©2015
Description xii, 220 pages, 16 unnumbered unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), photographs ; 25 cm


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BIBLIOGRAPHY 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 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.
Subject Extinct animals -- Genetics.
Extinct animals -- Cloning.
DNA, Fossil.
Extinction (Biology)
Genetic engineering.
Other title Science of de-extinction.
ISBN 9780691157054
0691157057