How to Clone a Mammoth

How to Clone a MammothTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 120, Segment 1

Aug 14, 2015 • 50m

Guest: Beth Shapiro, Ph.D., Professor of Paleogenomics at the University of California Santa Cruz Molecular biologist Beth Shapiro’s lab at the University of California in Santa Cruz focuses on “ancient DNA.” She’s just published a truly fascinating book about the possibility of bringing ancient species back to life. It’s called “How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction.”

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