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The Quest For Life In Amber (Paperback)
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The Quest For Life In Amber (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 950
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George Poinar began collecting amber specimins over thirty years
ago, but it was only recently that he, Roberta Poinar, and the rest
of his research team astounded the scientific community with the
news that they had obtained "live" DNA strands from an insect over
40 million years old. The news was so significant that it made
headlines throughout the world. Since that time, their lab has
remained extraordinarily active, and in the summer of 1993, they
were able to announce the successful extraction of preserved DNA
strands over 125 million years old. Thus, there is now DNA
available for study dating from the early dinosaur period.In
passages that read more like an Indiana Jones screenplay than a
story about scientific research, the Poinars describe how what
began as a hobby grew into a semi-obsession which ultimately led to
a breakthrough scientific discovery. Along the way, they encounter
all manner of unusual characters, from threatening black marketeers
and gun-toting guerrillas to extraordinarily talented scientists,
and of course, the luminously beautiful specimins captured in the
still-life of amber.
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