{"product_id":"ancient-dna-9780300240122","title":"Ancient DNA","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe untold story of the rise of a new scientific field, ancient DNA research, and how \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e and popular media influenced its development\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Elizabeth D. Jones reveals ancient DNA to be a field of scientific research driven by two forms of contamination—DNA from living organisms and public celebration of the idea of old DNA. She demonstrates the often-underappreciated power of celebrity in driving modern science.”—Beth Shapiro, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Clone a Mammoth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife As We Made It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating narrative history of ancient DNA. . . . Elizabeth D. Jones’s insightful arguments and riveting storytelling make this book a pleasure to read.”—Caitlin D. Wylie, author of \u003ci\u003ePreparing Dinosaurs: The Work behind the Scenes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAncient DNA\u003c\/i\u003e is a clearly written, fascinating portrait of the development of a high-profile scientific field that was shaped by popular beliefs about DNA and dinosaurs—a wild story of lab results timed to coincide with movie premieres.”—Susan Lindee, Janice and Julian Bers Professor, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Groundbreaking. This book not only explains in careful and clear detail the gradual development of ancient DNA techniques, together with the successes, but also interweaves skillfully the story of how the movie \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e influenced the science. If you read but one book this year on the making of science, it should be this one.”—Michael Ruse, author of \u003ci\u003eDarwinism as Religion: What Literature Tells Us about Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAncient DNA\u003c\/i\u003e fills a major gap in the history of a relatively new science, and in the intersection of modern culture and science communication and practice. I expect it will become very influential and likely will attract the same kind of media attention that its subject generates.”—Dennis O’Rourke, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Elizabeth Jones’s original contribution to science communication studies richly conceptualizes a novel type of scientific field—a ‘celebrity science,’ one that evolved within the dynamics of publicity, journalism, and popular culture.”—Declan Fahy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and into the Limelight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401552372055,"sku":"9780300240122","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300240122.jpg?v=1730477778","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ancient-dna-9780300240122","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}