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How to clone a mammoth the science of de-extinction

"Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes. In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in "ancient DNA" research, walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-exti...

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Main Author: Shapiro, Beth Alison (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Extinct animals > Genetics.
Extinct animals > Cloning.
DNA, Fossil.
Extinction (Biology)
Genomics > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal diversity conservation > Moral and ethical aspects.
Restoration ecology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Table of 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?.

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