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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-extinction...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shapiro, Beth Alison (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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?