What Ever Happened to the Wooly Mammoth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook What Ever Happened to the Wooly Mammoth write by Michael Oard. This book was released on 2007. What Ever Happened to the Wooly Mammoth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An exciting and engaging story about life in the Ice Age for Children
The Woolly Mammoth
The Woolly Mammoth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Woolly Mammoth write by William Sanford. This book was released on 1989. The Woolly Mammoth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Describes what is known of this prehistoric ancestor of the elephant, based on the preserved remains of mammoth bodies.
Woolly
Woolly - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Woolly write by Ben Mezrich. This book was released on 2017-07-04. Woolly available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and The 37th Parallel tells the fascinating Jurassic Park-like story of the genetic restoration of an extinct species—the woolly mammoth. “Paced like a thriller…Woolly reanimates history and breathes new life into the narrative of nature” (NPR). With his “unparalleled” (Booklist, starred review) writing, Ben Mezrich takes us on an exhilarating and true adventure story from the icy terrain of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetic labs of Harvard University. A group of scientists work to make fantasy reality by splicing DNA from frozen woolly mammoth into the DNA of a modern elephant. Will they be able to turn the hybrid cells into a functional embryo and potentially bring the extinct creatures to our modern world? Along with this team of brilliant scientists, a millionaire plans to build the world’s first Pleistocene Park and populate a huge tract of the Siberian tundra with ancient herbivores as a hedge against an environmental ticking time bomb that is hidden deep within the permafrost. More than a story of genetics, this is a thriller illuminating the real-life race against global warming, of the incredible power of modern technology, of the brave fossil hunters who battle polar bears and extreme weather conditions, and the ethical quandary of cloning extinct animals. This “rollercoaster quest for the past and future” (Christian Science Monitor) asks us if we can right the wrongs of our ancestors who hunted the woolly mammoth to extinction and at what cost?
How to Clone a Mammoth
How to Clone a Mammoth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How to Clone a Mammoth write by Beth Shapiro. This book was released on 2020-09-08. How to Clone a Mammoth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An insider's view on bringing extinct species back to life Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, an evolutionary biologist and pioneer in ancient DNA research, addresses this intriguing question by walking readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction. From deciding which species should be restored to anticipating how revived populations might be overseen in the wild, Shapiro vividly explores the extraordinary cutting-edge science that is being used to resurrect the past. Considering de-extinction's practical benefits and ethical challenges, Shapiro argues that the overarching goal should be the revitalization and stabilization of contemporary ecosystems. Looking at the very real and compelling science behind an idea once seen as science fiction, How to Clone a Mammoth demonstrates how de-extinction will redefine conservation's future.
Discovering the Mammoth
Discovering the Mammoth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Discovering the Mammoth write by John J McKay. This book was released on 2017-08-08. Discovering the Mammoth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The fascinating saga of solving the mystery of this ancient animal who once roamed the north country—and has captivated our collective imagination ever since. Long after the last mammoth died and was no longer part of our diet, this awe inspiring creature still played a role in human life. Cultures around the world interpreted the remains of mammoths through their own world view and mythology. When the ancient Greeks saw deposits of giant fossils, they knew they had discovered where the gods had vanquished the titans. When the Chinese discovered buried ivory, they knew they had found dragons’ teeth. But as the Age of Reason dawned, monsters and giants gave way to the scientific method. Yet the mystery of these mighty bones remained. How did Enlightenment thinkers overcame centuries of myth and misunderstanding to reconstruct an unknown animal? The journey to unravel that puzzle begins in the 1690s with the arrival of new type of ivory from Russia. It ends during the Napoleonic Wars with the first recovery of a frozen mammoth. The path to figuring out the mammoth was traveled by a colorful cast of characters, including Peter the Great, Ben Franklin, the inventor of hot chocolate, even one pirate, and it culminates with the creation of the science of paleontology.
