ISBN:
0300240120
,
9780300240122
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 264 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
25 cm
DDC:
572.86
Keywords:
DNA
;
DNA
;
DNA
;
Dust jackets (Binding)
;
Alte DNA
;
Paläogenetik
;
Öffentliches Interesse
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Machine generated contents note:1.Before Jurassic Park --2.Ideas to Experiments --3.Testing Limits --4.Dinosaur DNA --5.Imposing limits --6.Contamination --7.Ancient Genetics to Ancient Genomics --8.Celebrity as Identity --9.Celebrity as Strategy --10.Jurassic Park Effect.
Abstract:
Ancient DNA research-the recovery of genetic material from ancient and extinct organisms-is a discipline that developed from science fiction into reality between the 1980s and today. Drawing on historical and archival material, as well as original interviews with more than fifty scientists worldwide, Elizabeth Jones explores the field's formation and explains its relationship with the media by examining its close connection to de-extinction, the science and technology of resurrecting extinct species. She reveals how the search for DNA from fossils flourished under the influence of intense press and public interest, particularly as this new line of research coincided with the book and movie Jurassic Park. This book presents the first historical and sociological account of the search for DNA from ancient and extinct organisms with attention to the intimate interplay between science and celebrity
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-254) and index
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