04403cam a2200493 4500 545440784 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781771641630 1771641630 B074D62DS7 Amazon 951a7e96-c454-4566-b264-0390ec9de2b2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3379812 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Wray, Britt. Rise of the Necrofauna [Libby eBook] : The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction. Greystone Books, 2017. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1390kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1390kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. cloning extinct animals. resurrection biology. Genetic engineering. species revivalism. gene modification. synthetic biology. Woolly mammoth. Genome editing. animal revival. de-extinction. gene editing. crispr. clone. HTML:p>Jurassic Park meets The Sixth Extinction in Rise of the Necrofauna, a provocative look at de-extinction from acclaimed documentarist and science writer Britt Wray. A New Yorker "The Books We Loved in 2017" Selection A Science News Favorite Book of 2017 A Sunday Times "Must Read" What happens when you try to recreate a woolly mammoth—fascinating science, or conservation catastrophe? In Rise of the Necrofauna, Wray takes us deep into the minds and labs of some of the world's most progressive thinkers to find out. She introduces us to renowned futurists like Stewart Brand and scientists like George Church, who are harnessing the powers of CRISPR gene editing in the hopes of "reviving" extinct passenger pigeons, woolly mammoths, and heath hens. She speaks with Nikita Zimov, who together with his eclectic father Sergey, is creating Siberia's Pleistocene Park—a daring attempt to rebuild the mammoth's ancient ecosystem in order to save earth from climate disaster. Through interviews with these and other thought leaders, Wray reveals the many incredible opportunities for research and conservation made possible by this emerging new field. But we also hear from more cautionary voices, like those of researcher and award-winning author Beth Shapiro (How to Clone a Woolly Mammoth) and environmental philosopher Thomas van Dooren. Writing with passion and perspective, Wray delves into the larger questions that come with this incredible new science, reminding us that de-extinction could bring just as many dangers as it does possibilities. What happens, for example, when we bring an "unextinct" creature back into the wild? How can we care for these strange animals and ensure their comfort and safety—not to mention our own? And what does de-extinction mean for those species that are currently endangered? Is it really ethical to bring back an extinct passenger pigeon, for example, when countless other birds today will face the same fate? By unpacking the many biological, technological, ethical, environmental, and legal questions raised by this fascinating new field, Wray offers a captivating look at the best and worst of resurrection science. A captivating whirlwind tour through the birth and early life of the scientific idea known as "de-extinction."—Beth Shapiro, author of How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.. Nonfiction. Science. Nature. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. Church, George. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=951a7e96-c454-4566-b264-0390ec9de2b2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=951a7e96-c454-4566-b264-0390ec9de2b2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=951a7e96-c454-4566-b264-0390ec9de2b2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)