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How to Build a Dinosaur
How to Build a Dinosaur: The New Science of Reverse Evolution | Jack Horner, James Gorman
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A world-renowned paleontologist reveals groundbreaking science that trumps science fiction: how to grow a living dinosaur Over a decade after Jurassic Park, Jack Horner and his colleagues in molecular biology labs are in the process of building the technology to create a real dinosaur. Based on new research in evolutionary developmental biology on how a few select cells grow to create arms, legs, eyes, and brains that function together, Jack Horner takes the science a step further in a plan to "reverse evolution" and reveals the awesome, even frightening, power being acquired to recreate the prehistoric past. The key is the dinosaur's genetic code that lives on in modern birds- even chickens. From cutting-edge biology labs to field digs underneath the Montana sun, How to Build a Dinosaur explains and enlightens an awesome new science.
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Geeklet
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I remember hearing about this book when it came out and I just happened to stumble into it at the library. I like when a science book isn‘t afraid to actually talk about some science. I know Dr. Horner stayed away from technical language but the information about embryology was fascinating. I learned a lot in these chapters. The version of the book I read was a little dated but I hope people are still out there working on the chickenosaurus.

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Geeklet
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I just get really excited anytime a Tiktaalik is given a shout out in a book.

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BeansPage
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2 down, 2 to go! Halfway through. Woop!!! 🤘🏻🎉🎉
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The book goes over the potential of how to make a dinosaur today. The entire first portion of the book is a recount of the history of dinosaurs and their evolution thereof. The second part of the book pertains to gene manipulation concerning drugs versus master genes using chickens as a base genome example. The last portion of the book goes over the concise evolution from bird to mammal and explores the theory of reversing evolution.

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