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19 junio 2019

TITLE: DE-EXTINCTIONS. A Quick Immersion
Author: Carles Lalueza-Fox
Volume: 1
Pages: 162
Binding: paperback
Closed format: 12,7 x 20,3 cm
Spine: 9,27 mm
Body paper: 90 gr. Offset. White. 1 ink print
Cover: Card 250 gr. Printed to 4 + 0
ISBN: 978-1-949845-00-6
Price: 15 Euros
Cataloging data:
PSAK1: ADN y genoma
PSD: Biología molecular
PSAF: Ecología, la biosfera
PSAJ: Evolución

About the Series:
Quick Immersions uses intellectual rigor and easy language to offer a good introduction, or deeper knowledge, on
diverse issues, as well-structured texts by prestigious authors delve into the worlds of political and social sciences,
philosophy, science and the humanities.
Book Summary:
Few things seem as irreversible as death, whether for an individual or a species. But what would happen if death
was reversible, if we could bring back to life something similar to the species that became extinct in the past?
Recent developments in various techniques in molecular biology, among them cloning, synthetic genomes and
genetic editing, have led to the emergence of a field of research that is in pursuit of de-extinction. This is a
controversial ambition that presents far-reaching scientific, ethical, economic and social challenges. Even so, its
proponents defend it as one of the possible ways to restore ecosystems and even fight against climate change.
Explained over the course of this book are the possibilities for de-extinction and how they could transform the
global ecosystem in the future.
Biography of the author:
Carles Lalueza-Fox is a Research Professor at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF). He is a recognized
world expert in paleogenomic studies on DNA recovery in extinct species such as the mammoth. Lalueza-Fox has
published over one hundred articles in international scientific magazines, and in 2010 participated in the
Neanderthal genome project directed by the biologist Svante Pääbo and published in the magazine Science.
Currently, Lalueza-Fox is studying prehistoric populations in Europe. Besides his ongoing research, the author
is interested in making science assessable to the wider public and has published several books on popular
science. Lalueza-Fox has received various awards for his work in disseminating scientific knowledge, and in 2007
was awarded the City of Barcelona Prize for Scientific Research.