Cloning Wild Life
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Cloning Wild Life
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Author : Carrie Friese
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2013-09-02
Cloning Wild Life written by Carrie Friese and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-02 with Social Science categories.
The natural world is marked by an ever-increasing loss of varied habitats, a growing number of species extinctions, and a full range of new kinds of dilemmas posed by global warming. At the same time, humans are also working to actively shape this natural world through contemporary bioscience and biotechnology. In Cloning Wild Life, Carrie Friese posits that cloned endangered animals in zoos sit at the apex of these two trends, as humans seek a scientific solution to environmental crisis. Often fraught with controversy, cloning technologies, Friese argues, significantly affect our conceptualizations of and engagements with wildlife and nature. By studying animals at different locations, Friese explores the human practices surrounding the cloning of endangered animals. She visits zoos—the San Diego Zoological Park, the Audubon Center in New Orleans, and the Zoological Society of London—to see cloning and related practices in action, as well as attending academic and medical conferences and interviewing scientists, conservationists, and zookeepers involved in cloning. Ultimately, she concludes that the act of recalibrating nature through science is what most disturbs us about cloning animals in captivity, revealing that debates over cloning become, in the end, a site of political struggle between different human groups. Moreover, Friese explores the implications of the social role that animals at the zoo play in the first place—how they are viewed, consumed, and used by humans for our own needs. A unique study uniting sociology and the study of science and technology, Cloning Wild Life demonstrates just how much bioscience reproduces and changes our ideas about the meaning of life itself.
Cloning Wild Life
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Author : Carrie Friese
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2013-09-02
Cloning Wild Life written by Carrie Friese and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-02 with Social Science categories.
“In this brilliant study of cloned wild life, Carrie Friese adds a whole new dimension to the study of reproduction, illustrating vividly and persuasively how social and biological reproduction are inextricably bound together, and why this matters.”—Sarah Franklin, author of Dolly Mixtures: the Remaking of Genealogy The natural world is marked by an ever-increasing loss of varied habitats, a growing number of species extinctions, and a full range of new kinds of dilemmas posed by global warming. At the same time, humans are also working to actively shape this natural world through contemporary bioscience and biotechnology. In Cloning Wild Life, Carrie Friese posits that cloned endangered animals in zoos sit at the apex of these two trends, as humans seek a scientific solution to environmental crisis. Often fraught with controversy, cloning technologies, Friese argues, significantly affect our conceptualizations of and engagements with wildlife and nature. By studying animals at different locations, Friese explores the human practices surrounding the cloning of endangered animals. She visits zoos—the San Diego Zoological Park, the Audubon Center in New Orleans, and the Zoological Society of London—to see cloning and related practices in action, as well as attending academic and medical conferences and interviewing scientists, conservationists, and zookeepers involved in cloning. Ultimately, she concludes that the act of recalibrating nature through science is what most disturbs us about cloning animals in captivity, revealing that debates over cloning become, in the end, a site of political struggle between different human groups. Moreover, Friese explores the implications of the social role that animals at the zoo play in the first place—how they are viewed, consumed, and used by humans for our own needs. A unique study uniting sociology and the study of science and technology, Cloning Wild Life demonstrates just how much bioscience reproduces and changes our ideas about the meaning of life itself. Carrie Friese is Lecturer in Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Animal Cloning
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Author : Joseph Panno
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Animal Cloning written by Joseph Panno and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Biology categories.
Examines the scientific, legal, and ethical issues surrounding animal cloning technology.
How To Clone A Mammoth
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Author : Beth Shapiro
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-08
How To Clone A Mammoth written by Beth Shapiro and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-08 with Nature categories.
An insider's view on bringing extinct species back to life Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, an evolutionary biologist and pioneer in ancient DNA research, addresses this intriguing question by walking readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction. From deciding which species should be restored to anticipating how revived populations might be overseen in the wild, Shapiro vividly explores the extraordinary cutting-edge science that is being used to resurrect the past. Considering de-extinction's practical benefits and ethical challenges, Shapiro argues that the overarching goal should be the revitalization and stabilization of contemporary ecosystems. Looking at the very real and compelling science behind an idea once seen as science fiction, How to Clone a Mammoth demonstrates how de-extinction will redefine conservation's future.
Wild Life
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Author : Irus Braverman
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2015-04-22
Wild Life written by Irus Braverman and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-22 with Law categories.
Wild Life documents a nuanced understanding of the wild versus captive divide in species conservation. It also documents the emerging understanding that all forms of wild nature—both in situ (on-site) and ex situ (in captivity)—may need to be managed in perpetuity. Providing a unique window into the high-stakes world of nature conservation, Irus Braverman describes the heroic efforts by conservationists to save wild life. Yet in the shadows of such dedication and persistence in saving the life of species, Wild Life also finds sacrifice and death. Such life and death stories outline the modern struggle to define what conservation should look like at a time when the long-established definitions of nature have collapsed. Wild Life begins with the plight of a tiny endangered snail, and ends with the rehabilitation of an entire island. Interwoven between its pages are stories about golden lion tamarins in Brazil, black-footed ferrets in the American Plains, Sumatran rhinos in Indonesia, Tasmanian devils in Australia, and many more creatures both human and nonhuman. Braverman draws on interviews with more than one hundred and twenty conservation biologists, zoologists, zoo professionals, government officials, and wildlife managers to explore the various perspectives on in situ and ex situ conservation and the blurring of the lines between them.
Frankenstein S Cat
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Author : Emily Anthes
language : en
Publisher: Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2013-03-12
Frankenstein S Cat written by Emily Anthes and has been published by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-12 with Science categories.
Winner of 2014 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Best Young Adult Science Book Longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award One of Nature's Summer Book Picks One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring 2013 Science Books For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecats that look like tigers, and teacup pigs that fit snugly in our handbags. But what happens when we take animal alteration a step further, engineering a cat that glows green under ultraviolet light or cloning the beloved family Labrador? Science has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life. How are we using it? In Frankenstein's Cat, the journalist Emily Anthes takes us from petri dish to pet store as she explores how biotechnology is shaping the future of our furry and feathered friends. As she ventures from bucolic barnyards to a "frozen zoo" where scientists are storing DNA from the planet's most exotic creatures, she discovers how we can use cloning to protect endangered species, craft prosthetics to save injured animals, and employ genetic engineering to supply farms with disease-resistant livestock. Along the way, we meet some of the animals that are ushering in this astonishing age of enhancement, including sensor-wearing seals, cyborg beetles, a bionic bulldog, and the world's first cloned cat. Through her encounters with scientists, conservationists, ethicists, and entrepreneurs, Anthes reveals that while some of our interventions may be trivial (behold: the GloFish), others could improve the lives of many species-including our own. So what does biotechnology really mean for the world's wild things? And what do our brave new beasts tell us about ourselves? With keen insight and her trademark spunk, Anthes highlights both the peril and the promise of our scientific superpowers, taking us on an adventure into a world where our grandest science fiction fantasies are fast becoming reality.
Should Scientists Pursue Cloning
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Author : Isabel Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2013
Should Scientists Pursue Cloning written by Isabel Thomas and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
What are scientists and doctors now capable of when it comes to cloning? Are there any ethical concerns about cloning seeds? What about animals? Humans? Are there benefits to cloning?
Microbiology Questions And Answers 5e
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Author : Purshotam Kaushik & Kirti Kaushik
language : en
Publisher: S. Chand Publishing
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Microbiology Questions And Answers 5e written by Purshotam Kaushik & Kirti Kaushik and has been published by S. Chand Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Science categories.
Microbiology is an engaging textbook presenting balanced and comprehensive account of major areas of microbiology in the form of questions and answers. This question- answer approach to present complex topics and theories of microbiology regarding cellular and non-cellular microorganisms, microbial genetics and molecular biology in higher plants and animals, makes the subject interesting and easily comprehensible for the students.
Mendel S Ark
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Author : Amy Lynn Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-09-19
Mendel S Ark written by Amy Lynn Fletcher and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-19 with Science categories.
Does extinction have to be forever? As the global extinction crisis accelerates, conservationists and policy-makers increasingly use advanced biotechnologies such as reproductive cloning, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and bioinformatics in the urgent effort to save species. Mendel's Ark considers the ethical, cultural and social implications of using these tools for wildlife conservation. Drawing upon sources ranging from science to science fiction, it focuses on the stories we tell about extinction and the meanings we ascribe to nature and technology. The use of biotechnology in conservation is redrawing the boundaries between animals and machines, nature and artifacts, and life and death. The new rhetoric and practice of de-extinction will thus have significant repercussions for wilderness and for society. The degree to which we engage collectively with both the prosaic and the fantastic aspects of biotechnological conservation will shape the boundaries and ethics of our desire to restore lost worlds.
Animal Transgenesis And Cloning
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Author : Keywon Frazier
language : en
Publisher: Scientific e-Resources
Release Date : 2018-09-27
Animal Transgenesis And Cloning written by Keywon Frazier and has been published by Scientific e-Resources this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-27 with categories.
Transgenic methodologies continue to evolve and have dramatically influenced a cross section of disciplines. They are recognized as instrumental in expanding our understanding of gene expression, regulation and function. This book covers the aspects of gene transfer in animals-from molecular methods to whole animal considerations across a host of species. The book starts with an introduction of what are transgenic animals. Chapter 1 methods and applications related to transgenic application. Chapter 2 describes the Use of Transgenic Animals in Biotechnology as Prospects and Problems. Chapter 3 study about Transgenic Animals in Agriculture. Chapter 4 depicts about the Gene Replacement and Transgenic Animals. This chapter give insight on Specific Sites in Cloned Genes Can Be Altered in Vitro and DNA that can be transferred into Eukaryotic Cells in Various Ways. Chapter 5 discuss about basics of cloning. Chapter 6 tells about the Reproductive Cloning. Chapter 7 tells about the Cloning of Domestic Animals. Chapter 8 depicts about the Surface Epigenetic Reprogramming. Chapters 9 devoted to Animal Health Risks. This chapter focus on the critical biological systems approach to the analysis of clone animal. Chapter 10 describes the development of the Risk Assessment Methodology required for cloning.