Of all extinct animals, the mammoth occupies a special place in the
modern mind. The combination of physical scale and otherness
reminiscent of dinosaurs, together with cave paintings proving that
humans once co-existed with these creatures and discoveries of
extraordinarily well-preserved carcasses, enable us to imagine the
prehistoric relation of the elephant very vividly. Stone's book
describes attempts being made at the moment by a number of teams to
bring the mammoth back to life, using DNA from animals frozen many
thousands of years ago. It is impossible to speak about this
subject without referring to Jurassic Park, but, whereas the
science in Jurassic Park doesn't stand up, it is more than likely
that this work really will succeed. Stone's book has to cover
political, moral and financial issues and the fiercely competitive
nature of modern research projects as well as the more usual
business of chemistry and biology, and he builds a hugely absorbing
account of science being carried out under extreme conditions, both
physical and psychological, in the race to achieve success in
genetic procedures that may have implications for all of us as
great as any defining discovery of mankind's past. (Kirkus UK)
In this adventure-filled narrative, science writer Richard Stone
follows two groups of explorers--one a Russian-Japanese team, the
other a French-led consortium--as they battle bitter cold, high
winds, and supply shortages to carry out their quest. Armed with
GPS, ground-penetrating radar, and Soviet-era military helicopters,
they seek an elusive prize: a mammoth carcass that will help
determine how the creature lived, how it died--and how it might be
brought back to life.A riveting tale of high-stakes adventure and
scientific hubris, Mammoth is also an intellectual voyage through
uncharted moral terrain, as we confront the promise and peril of
resurrecting creatures from the deep past.
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