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Authors: Kevin J. Anderson, Gregory Benford
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scientific and ecological thriller only one step away from current research in genetics and paleontology. The story is filled with modern scientific techniques, a sense of wonder, and is also a relevant cautionary tale about the damage being done to the ecosystem and the diversity of life on Earth.
A passionate billionaire scientist, Dr. Alex Pierce, and the intelligent and beautiful activist, Cassie Worth, have devoted their lives to recreating the lost past and protecting the future. They collect and maintain an ambitious “Library of Earth” to store the genetic information of currently endangered species in hopes of preserving much of Nature’s wealth before it becomes extinct.
As part of this work, Alex and Cassie use restored DNA taken from museums and preserved specimens to bring back wondrous extinct animals that have been eradicated through the callous mistakes of mankind—passenger pigeons, Tasmanian tigers, dodos. On a vast ranch in the wilds of Alaska, they have recreated an environment from the end of the last Ice Age, complete with dire wolves, sabretooth tigers, and a herd of woolly mammoths.
Though they are devoted to protecting the genetic diversity of Earth, Alex and Cassie must battle the human threats of radical “clean genes” terrorists, corrupt politicians, and a former Soviet power broker. They also face primal struggles against prehistoric beasts and harrowing Arctic storms. During his darkest hour, when left in disgrace by tragedies on his “Resurrection Preserve,” Alex is forced to participate in the first-ever modern mammoth hunt. This challenge pits Alex’s greatest enemies against each other, and against towering beasts from humanity’s shadowed past.
Unlike Jurassic Park , the real science in Mammoth Dawn is imminent , likely to be put into use within the next decade. Cloning mammoths is not only a plausible technique, but one that has been discussed much in recent scientific journals (as described below). In addition, the message of species preservation, ecological awareness, and the need for biodiversity is relevant to all readers.
The novel is coauthored by Kevin J. Anderson, #1 internationally bestselling author with 15 million copies of his books in print in 26 languages, and Gregory Benford, winner of the most prestigious awards in the field of science fiction, as well as respected visionary and PhD physicist. Dr. Benford proposed the “Library of Earth” project in a well-received paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .
With a commercial concept and strong emotional resonance, Mammoth Dawn is a roller-coaster story that swings from high-tech suspense and scientific speculation to primal struggles for survival. Based on the most recent, and often controversial, research into mammoth behavior, as well as cutting-edge genetic breakthroughs, this story will both surprise and fascinate readers.
Scientific Basis—Why Mammoths? Why Now?
Cloning mammoths is not only a plausible idea, but one likely to be put into use within the next decade. The precise techniques have been widely discussed in the scientific journals. The most difficult technical problems have already been overcome in this stunning new way to save endangered, even extinct, animals.
Preservation teams have shown that it is possible for one species to give birth to implanted embryos from a similar species. Now visionary zoologists have combined that method with cloning to enable a cow to carry and bring to birth the rare Asian gaur, an endangered type of ox.
Several research teams are already working to implant woolly mammoth DNA into an Asian elephant embryo, the mammoth’s nearest living relative. The resulting birth would be a mammoth-elephant hybrid. After several further generations crossed with mammoth DNA, the offspring would be genetically pure mammoths, brought back from extinction.
This dramatic possibility has found a fascinated audience in Richard Stone’s 2001
A passionate billionaire scientist, Dr. Alex Pierce, and the intelligent and beautiful activist, Cassie Worth, have devoted their lives to recreating the lost past and protecting the future. They collect and maintain an ambitious “Library of Earth” to store the genetic information of currently endangered species in hopes of preserving much of Nature’s wealth before it becomes extinct.
As part of this work, Alex and Cassie use restored DNA taken from museums and preserved specimens to bring back wondrous extinct animals that have been eradicated through the callous mistakes of mankind—passenger pigeons, Tasmanian tigers, dodos. On a vast ranch in the wilds of Alaska, they have recreated an environment from the end of the last Ice Age, complete with dire wolves, sabretooth tigers, and a herd of woolly mammoths.
Though they are devoted to protecting the genetic diversity of Earth, Alex and Cassie must battle the human threats of radical “clean genes” terrorists, corrupt politicians, and a former Soviet power broker. They also face primal struggles against prehistoric beasts and harrowing Arctic storms. During his darkest hour, when left in disgrace by tragedies on his “Resurrection Preserve,” Alex is forced to participate in the first-ever modern mammoth hunt. This challenge pits Alex’s greatest enemies against each other, and against towering beasts from humanity’s shadowed past.
Unlike Jurassic Park , the real science in Mammoth Dawn is imminent , likely to be put into use within the next decade. Cloning mammoths is not only a plausible technique, but one that has been discussed much in recent scientific journals (as described below). In addition, the message of species preservation, ecological awareness, and the need for biodiversity is relevant to all readers.
The novel is coauthored by Kevin J. Anderson, #1 internationally bestselling author with 15 million copies of his books in print in 26 languages, and Gregory Benford, winner of the most prestigious awards in the field of science fiction, as well as respected visionary and PhD physicist. Dr. Benford proposed the “Library of Earth” project in a well-received paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .
With a commercial concept and strong emotional resonance, Mammoth Dawn is a roller-coaster story that swings from high-tech suspense and scientific speculation to primal struggles for survival. Based on the most recent, and often controversial, research into mammoth behavior, as well as cutting-edge genetic breakthroughs, this story will both surprise and fascinate readers.
Scientific Basis—Why Mammoths? Why Now?
Cloning mammoths is not only a plausible idea, but one likely to be put into use within the next decade. The precise techniques have been widely discussed in the scientific journals. The most difficult technical problems have already been overcome in this stunning new way to save endangered, even extinct, animals.
Preservation teams have shown that it is possible for one species to give birth to implanted embryos from a similar species. Now visionary zoologists have combined that method with cloning to enable a cow to carry and bring to birth the rare Asian gaur, an endangered type of ox.
Several research teams are already working to implant woolly mammoth DNA into an Asian elephant embryo, the mammoth’s nearest living relative. The resulting birth would be a mammoth-elephant hybrid. After several further generations crossed with mammoth DNA, the offspring would be genetically pure mammoths, brought back from extinction.
This dramatic possibility has found a fascinated audience in Richard Stone’s 2001
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