Rise of the necrofauna : the science, ethics, and risks of de-extinction

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Auteur:

Wray, Britt, author.

Vedette secondaire auteur:

Church, George M. (George McDonald), author of foreword.

PUBDATE:

2017

GVPL_PUBLICATION_INFO:

Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2017]

Description matérielle:

ix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN):

9781771641647

Note générale:

"David Suzuki Institute."

Table des matières:

Foreword / by George Church -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: How is de-extinction done? -- Chapter 2: Why is de-extinction important? -- Chapter 3: What species are good contenders, and why? -- Chapter 4: Why recreate the woolly mammoth? -- Chapter 5: Can billions of passenger pigeons rebound, and should they? -- Chapter 6: How might we regulate this new wilderness? -- Chapter 7: Can de-extinction save species on the brink? -- Chapter 8: Is some knowledge too dangerous?

Terme de vedette-matière:

Extinct animals -- Cloning -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Extinct vertebrates -- Cloning -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Rare animals -- Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Endangered species -- Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Wildlife reintroduction -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal diversity conservation -- Moral and ethical aspects.

LANGUAGE:

Anglais

Vedette secondaire - Nom collectif:

David Suzuki Institute, issuing body.

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