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Science of "Jurassic Park" Book

The premise of Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and the Steven Spielberg movie that it spawned (along with its sequel, The Lost World) is simple enough. Scientists extract dinosaur DNA remnants lingering in the stomachs of insects entombed in amber for millions of years, reconstitute them into complete copies of dinosaur DNA, and then "grow" dinosaurs inside the lab. It sounds intuitively plausible--if far-fetched--but could it really work? In this fascinating book, Rob DeSalle and David Lindley explain in detail how scientists might attempt this painstaking task and the challenges they would face. In the process, they provide a running tutorial on the techniques of genetic engineering and play spoilsport to the occasional sloppy science of the Crichton and Spielberg works. The result is thoroughly entertaining yet simultaneously enlightening.Read More

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  • Product Description

    Describes the headline-making scientific achievement in which the author isolated some of the oldest DNA ever discovered, cites humorous bloopers from the popular film, and details the ongoing search for the perfect egg. 125,000 first printing. $65,000 ad/promo.

  • 0465073794
  • 9780465073795
  • Rob DeSalle, David Lindley
  • 9 July 1997
  • HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 194
  • illustrated edition
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