Bring back the king - Helen Pilcher

If you could bring back one living being from the whole of the history
of time, what would you choose? Comedian and former stem-cell biologist
Helen Pilcher has thought about this problem, a lot. In Bring
back the King, Helen explains the cutting-edge science that makes
the resurrection of extinct animals a very real possibility, and
highlights her choices from eras gone by, from the King of the
Dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, to the King of Rock 'n'
Roll, Elvis Presley,
From dinosaurs to Dodos, Neanderthals
to rock legends, Bring Back the King explains how the
burgeoning field of DNA science is being used to help resurrect not just
individual animals but entire species from their stony graves.Funny, intriguing and informative, Bring Back the
King describes current initiatives and future plans to restore
deceased animals, and uses both science and willful irreverence to
assess how these genetic Lazarus's might fare in their brave new world.
Could a pet dinosaur be trained to roll over? Would Neanderthals enjoy
opera? Could a returning Dodo seek vengeance upon humanity?
Blending the very latest de-extinction technology with cloning,
dinosaurs with rock legends, and hard-core popular science with plenty
of gags, Bring Back the King is a book that you will
simply have to read.