Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science by Jones, Elizabeth D.
Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science by Jones, Elizabeth D.

Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science

The untold story of the rise of the new scientific field of ancient DNA research, and how...
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SKU: 9780300240122
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Author: Elizabeth D. Jones
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science by Jones, Elizabeth D.

Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science

$172.57
Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science by Jones, Elizabeth D.

Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science

$172.57
Author: Elizabeth D. Jones
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
The untold story of the rise of the new scientific field of ancient DNA research, and how Jurassic Park and popular media influenced its development

Ancient DNA research--the recovery of genetic material from long-dead organisms--is a discipline that developed from science fiction into a reality between the 1980s and today. Drawing on scientific, historical, and archival material, as well as original interviews with more than fifty researchers worldwide, Elizabeth Jones explores the field's formation and explains its relationship with the media by examining its close connection to de-extinction, the science and technology of resurrecting extinct species. She reveals how the search for DNA from fossils flourished under the influence of intense press and public interest, particularly as this new line of research coincided with the book and movie Jurassic Park. Ancient DNA is the first account to trace the historical and sociological interplay between science and celebrity in the rise of this new research field. In the process, Jones argues that ancient DNA research is more than a public-facing science: it is a celebrity science.

Author: Elizabeth D. Jones
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780300240122

About the Author
Elizabeth Jones is a historian of science and postdoctoral research scholar at North Carolina State University. She lives in Cary, NC.
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