TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wray,Britt
TI  - Rise of the necrofauna: the science, ethics, and risks of de-extinction 
SN  - 9781771641647 (hardcover)
AV  - QL88 .W73 2017
U1  - 591.68 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Vancouver, Berkeley
PB  - Greystone Books
KW  - Extinct animals
KW  - Cloning
KW  - Rare animals
KW  - Genetics
KW  - DNA, Fossil
KW  - Extinction (Biology)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; How is de-extinction done? -- Why is de-extinction important? -- What species are good contenders, and why? -- Why recreate the woolly mammoth? -- Can billions of passenger pigeons rebound, and should they? -- How might we regulate this new wilderness? -- Can de-extinction save species on the brink? -- Is some knowledge too dangerous?; Issued also in electronic format
N2  - "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."--
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