Woolly : the true story of the quest to revive one of history's most iconic extinct creatures /
From the frozen tundra of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetics labs of Harvard University, a group of young scientists under the guidance of Dr. George Church, the most brilliant geneticist of our time is working to make the impossible happen. Their task? To bring the Woolly Mammoth, a creature that...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atria Books,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: | From the frozen tundra of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetics labs of Harvard University, a group of young scientists under the guidance of Dr. George Church, the most brilliant geneticist of our time is working to make the impossible happen. Their task? To bring the Woolly Mammoth, a creature that has been extinct for three thousand years, back into our world. How will they do it? By sequencing the DNA of a frozen Woolly Mammoth harvested from above the Arctic Circle, and then splicing elements of it into the DNA of a modern elephant. Through this process, they hope to turn the hybrid cells into a functional embryo and bring the extinct creatures to life in our modern world. |
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| Physical Description: | 293 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501135552 1501135554 9781501135569 1501135562 |