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The Re-Origin of Species
The Re-Origin of Species: a second chance for extinct animals | Torill Kornfeldt
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What does a mammoth smell like? Do dinosaurs bob their heads as they walk, like todays birds? Do aurochs low like cows? You may soon find out. From the Siberian permafrost to balmy California, scientists across the globe are working to resurrect all kinds of extinct animals, from ones that just left us to those that have been gone for many thousands of years. Their tools in this hunt are both fossils and cutting-edge genetic technologies. Some of these scientists are driven by sheer curiosity; others view the lost species as a powerful weapon in the fight to preserve rapidly changing ecosystems. It seems certain that these animals will walk the earth again, but what world will that give us? And is any of this a good idea? Science journalist Torill Kornfeldt travelled the world to meet the men and women working to bring these animals back from the dead. Along the way, she has seen the mammoth that has been frozen for 20,000 years, and visited the places where these furry giants will live again.
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DreesReads
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This popular science book looks at a variety of current projects intended to bring back extinct species—wooly mammoth, passenger pigeon, aurochs, dinosaurs. She also looks at attempts to engineer the DNA of corals and the functionally extinct American chestnut. Ethics issues are addressed. I found this book to be fascinating and balanced, there is a lot to think about! Also: cloning is not a thing for extinct animals!

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DreesReads
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Bookmail! The latest from #LibraryThing #earlyreviewers. Looks interesting! #nonfiction #science #intranslation

Eyelit Sounds interesting, for sure. Looking forward to your review 😁 6y
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Balanced description of research currently in progress to bring back extinct species. Very interesting, though writing could be more engaging.

3.5 stars

Full Review: https://hibernatorslibrary.com/2018/11/07/the-re-origin-of-species-by-torrill-ko...

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Asktheletters
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I‘m only a few chapters in, but so far it‘s quite fascinating. And also a bit alarming, when it dawns that de-extinction may in some cases involve the creation of new hybrid animals. For example, less of a resurrected mammoth and more of a genetically engineered elephant designed to flourish in the wilds of Siberia. 🐘 I‘m not sure that‘s entirely sensible, tbh.

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