{"product_id":"ancient-dna-elizabeth-d-jones-9780300240122","title":"Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of the rise of the new scientific field of ancient DNA research, and how \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e and popular media influenced its development\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fun and thought-provoking. . . . Jones builds a wry, often wise, study of science as a very human endeavor. She makes a powerful case that ancient-DNA research feeds off media attention as much as the media feeds off it.\"--Victoria L. Herridge, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ancient DNA research--the recovery of genetic material from long-dead organisms--is a discipline that developed from science fiction into a reality between the 1980s and today. Drawing on scientific, historical, and archival material, as well as original interviews with more than fifty researchers worldwide, Elizabeth Jones explores the field's formation and explains its relationship with the media by examining its close connection to de-extinction, the science and technology of resurrecting extinct species. She reveals how the search for DNA from fossils flourished under the influence of intense press and public interest, particularly as this new line of research coincided with the book and movie \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAncient DNA\u003c\/i\u003e is the first account to trace the historical and sociological interplay between science and celebrity in the rise of this new research field. In the process, Jones argues that ancient DNA research is more than a public-facing science: it is a celebrity science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth D. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300240120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300240122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d","brand":"Elizabeth D. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994619379967,"sku":"9780300240122","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc7a268e-1ae3-405f-84a1-6106f804ff61.jpg?v=1683331223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-dna-elizabeth-d-jones-9780300240122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}