How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction Hardcover - 2015

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"Bringing a lost species back to life is an exciting prospect and also a scary one. No one is better able to explain the challenges and the potential of the enterprise than Beth Shapiro. How to Clone a Mammoth is an engaging, rigorous, and deeply thoughtful book."--Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

"How to Clone a Mammoth is essential reading. Describing the cutting-edge science, and tackling the misleading ideas, surrounding de-extinction, this book immerses us in current discussions as well as the debates that are sure to come."--Joel L. Cracraft, American Museum of Natural History

"How to Clone a Mammoth takes a careful and entertaining look at the possibilities and consequences of bringing such animals as the mammoth and passenger pigeon back from extinction. Well-written and informative, the book explores the science and people involved in these investigations and the difficulties and false leads that have been encountered."--Peter H. Raven, president emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden

"From basic science to ethics, How to Clone a Mammoth is a thorough and captivating exploration of an area at the leading edge of conservation biology. This book educates readers and entices all of us to delve more deeply into the issues discussed."--Simon Levin, author of Fragile Dominion

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• Choice, 09/01/2015, Page 0
• Kirkus Reviews, 01/15/2015, Page 0
• Library Journal, 03/15/2015, Page 129
• Publishers Weekly, 03/23/2015, Page 0
• School Library Journal, 03/01/2016, Page 165