How to Clone a Mammoth : : The Science of De-Extinction / / Beth Shapiro.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Shapiro, Beth,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Science Library ; 108
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 16 color illus. 2 halftones. 9 line illus.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE TO THE 2020 EDITION --; PROLOGUE --; CHAPTER 1 REVERSING EXTINCTION --; CHAPTER 2 SELECT A SPECIES --; CHAPTER 3 FIND A WELL- PRESERVED SPECIMEN --; CHAPTER 4 CREATE A CLONE --; CHAPTER 5 BREED THEM BACK --; CHAPTER 6 RECONSTRUCT THE GENOME --; CHAPTER 7 RECONSTRUCT PART OF THE GENOME --; CHAPTER 8 NOW CREATE A CLONE --; CHAPTER 9 MAKE MORE OF THEM --; CHAPTER 10 SET THEM FREE --; CHAPTER 11 SHOULD WE? --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; NOTES --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691209562; 9783110690088
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691209562?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Beth Shapiro.

An insider's view on bringing extinct species back to lifeCould extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in ancient DNA research, addresses this intriguing question by walking readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction. From deciding which species should be restored to anticipating how revived populations might be overseen in the wild, Shapiro vividly explores the extraordinary cutting-edge science that is being used to resurrect the past. Considering de-extinction's practical benefits and ethical challenges, Shapiro argues that the overarching goal should be the revitalization and stabilization of contemporary ecosystems. Looking at the very real and compelling science behind an idea once seen as science fiction, How to Clone a Mammoth demonstrates how de-extinction will redefine conservation's future.