Resurrection science : conservation, de-extinction and the precarious future of wild things / M.R. O'Connor.
O'Connor, M. R., 1982-
2015
QL82 .O26 2015 (Mapit)
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Title Resurrection science : conservation, de-extinction and the precarious future of wild things / M.R. O'Connor.
Author O'Connor, M. R., 1982-
ISBN 9781137279293 hardcover
113727929X hardcover
9781466879324
1466879324
Published New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Language English
Description 266 pages ; 25 cm
Call Number QL82 .O26 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification 591.68
Summary "A tour of current advances in biology and ethics demonstrates how humans are increasingly in control of evolution, exploring how as the scientific community endeavors to save near-extinct species, the creatures being saved become less wild and more dependent, "--Novelist.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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