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Rise of the necrofauna the science, ethics, and risks of de-extinction

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Main Author: Wray, Britt (Author)
Other Authors: Church, George M. (George McDonald) (author of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2017]
Subjects:
Extinct animals > Cloning > Moral and ethical aspects.
Extinct vertebrates > Cloning > Moral and ethical aspects.
Rare animals > Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Endangered species > Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Wildlife reintroduction > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal diversity conservation > Moral and ethical aspects.
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Table of 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?

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