Woolly: The True Story of the De-Extinction of One of History's Most Iconic Creatures (Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (899 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1432841076 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 303 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He has published eighteen books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Accidental Billionaires, which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network, and Bringing Down the House, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies in twelve languages and was the basis for the hit movie 21, and most recently the national bestseller Once Upon a Time in Russia. Ben Mezrich graduated mag
George Church, the most brilliant geneticist of our time, works to make fantasy reality by sequencing the DNA of a frozen woolly mammoth harvested from above the Arctic circle, and splicing elements of that sequence into the DNA of a modern elephant. A group of young scientists, under the guidance of Dr. Can we right the wrongs of our ancestors who hunted the woolly mammoth to extinction--and at what cost?. -With his knack for turning narrative nonfiction into stories worthy of the best thriller fiction- (Omnivoracious), Ben Mezrich takes us on an exhilarating true adventure story from the icy terrain of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetic labs of Harvard University. More than a story of genetics, this is a thrill
“Paced like a thriller…Woolly reanimates history and breathes new life into the narrative of nature.” (NPR)"Step aside Jurassic Park, make way for the new and improved woolly mammoth." (USA Today)"Jurassic Park, a bit of The Big Bang Theorymixed with jaw-dropping scientific findingsfor science-minded readers, thrill-lovers, or dreamers, Woolly is a mammoth-sized read." (Quad-City Times (Iowa))“A page-turning tale.a rollercoaster quest for the past and future. Mezrich’s ability to weave the details of DNA science into an easily accessible narrative does much to broaden the lay reader’s understanding of the tremendous developments and awe-inspiring capabilities of some of today’s most groundbreaking science.” (Christian Scien
Great read Wolfhound Wonderful book, much too short.. Five Stars GREAT. "Quest to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other extinct species" according to Melissa Embry. As a fan of all things Pleistocene, Ben Mezrich’s book jumped out at me from a display table at Dallas’ newest independent bookstore, Interabang Books. How could I resist a title like Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History’s Most Iconic Extinct Creatures? True, even fans of woolly mammoths (you didn’t think the book was about sheep, did you?)