Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-extinction - Couverture souple

Pilcher, Helen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472912268 ISBN 13 : 9781472912268

Editeur : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2016

Synopsis

A unique blend of the science of de-extinction, cloning and comedy

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Helen Pilcher is a tea-drinking, biscuit-nibbling science and comedy writer. She has a PhD in Cell Biology from London's Institute of Psychiatry. A former reporter for Nature, she now specializes in biology, medicine and quirky off-the-wall science, and writes for outlets including New Scientist and BBC Focus. Unusually for a self-proclaimed geek, Helen also used to be a stand-up comedian before the arrival of children meant she couldn't physically stay awake past 9pm. She now gigs from time to time, and lives in rural Warwickshire with her husband, three kids and besotted dog.

@HelenPilcher1

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

If you could bring back one living being from the whole of the history of time, what would you choose? Comedian and former stem-cell biologist Helen Pilcher has thought about this problem, a lot. In Bring back the King, Helen explains the cutting-edge science that makes the resurrection of extinct animals a very real possibility, and highlights her choices from eras gone by, from the King of the Dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, From dinosaurs to Dodos, Neanderthals to rock legends, Bring Back the King explains how the burgeoning field of DNA science is being used to help resurrect not just individual animals but entire species from their stony graves. Funny, intriguing and informative, Bring Back the King describes current initiatives and future plans to restore deceased animals, and uses both science and willful irreverence to assess how these genetic Lazarus's might fare in their brave new world. Could a pet dinosaur be trained to roll over? Would Neanderthals enjoy opera? Could a returning Dodo seek vengeance upon humanity? Blending the very latest de-extinction technology with cloning, dinosaurs with rock legends, and hard-core popular science with plenty of gags, Bring Back the King is a book that you will simply have to read.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Sigma
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472912268
• ISBN 13: 9781472912268
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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