![]() ![]() She also explores the current technical limitations and explains why we will likely never be able to bring back extinct species of dinosaurs and the vast majority of species that have been lost. In accessible prose, Pilcher describes many of those techniques as well as the passion of those involved in these efforts. They’re also attempting to increase the reproductive capacity of endangered species that are not yet extinct. ![]() Though de-extinction isn’t an established scientific field-at least not yet-Pilcher reveals that researchers are finding ways to re-create genomes of extinct species and figuring out how to turn such genomes into living, breathing organisms. Pilcher, a British science journalist and comedian, details how scientists are using the latest advances in molecular genetics and reproductive biology to explore possibilities in the realm of de-extinction. ![]()
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