{"product_id":"9781472912251","title":"Bring Back the King : The New Science of De-extinction","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBring Back the King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Helen Pilcher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Pilcher is uniquely qualified to explain the cutting-edge science that makes the resurrection of extinct animals a very real possibility, while acknowledging the serious and humorous aspects of giving a deceased animal a second chance to live. If you could bring back to life a person or animal, what would you choose? Pilcher highlights her own choices from eras gone, including the King of the Dinosaurs, \u003ci\u003eTyrannosaurus rex\u003c\/i\u003e, and the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From dinosaurs to dodos and Neanderthals, \u003ci\u003eBring Back the King\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the burgeoning field of DNA science is being used to help resurrect individual animals (did your beloved Fido die before siring offspring?) and entire species from their stony graves. Pilcher describes current initiatives and future plans to restore deceased animals, and uses both science and willful irreverence to assess the ramifications of how these genetic Lazaruses might fare in their brave new world. Could a pet dinosaur be trained to roll over? Would Neanderthals enjoy opera? Could a returning dodo seek vengeance upon humanity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Blending the very latest de-extinction technology with cloning, and hard-core popular science with levity, \u003ci\u003eBring Back the King \u003c\/i\u003ewill generate a lot of thoughtful discussion and a chuckle or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Pilcher] asks provocative questions about both the nature of science and what it means to be human. Pilcher uses humor effectively to keep readers engaged, and there is a great deal here to entertain and educate them.\" -\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A unique perspective on our responsibility to preserve the chain of being of which we are only a part.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With humour and accuracy, Helen Pilcher surveys the wondrous array of wildlife de-extinction and preservation projects that employ current breakthroughs in genomic technology. (Plus Elvis, who was a different kind of wild.)\" - Stewart Brand author of WHOLE EARTH DISCIPLINE and co-founder of Revive \u0026amp; Restore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lighthearted but informative read . . . buy this title as a great insight into modern biology and a more accessible look at de-extinction.\" - Henrietta Verma, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A friendly tour of genetics and cloning, with a bit of history thrown in.\" - Brian Switek, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Entertaining and harrowing . . . offer[s] many of popular science's deep and trivial brainy pleasures.\" - John Williams,\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472912251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Sigma","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40597364506830,"sku":"9781472912251","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472912251","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}