Rise of the necrofauna : the science, ethics, and risks of de-extinction / Britt Wray ; foreword by George Church.

"What happens when you try to recreate a woolly mammoth--fascinating science, or conservation catastrophe? In Rise of the Necrofauna, Britt Wray takes us deep into the minds and labs of some of the world's most progressive thinkers to find out the truth about de-extinction. She introduces us to reno...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wray, Britt (Author)
Corporate Author: David Suzuki Institute (Issuing body)
Other Authors: Church, George M. (George McDonald) (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2017]
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Physical Description:ix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Foreword / by George Church -- Introduction -- 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? 
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