How to Build a Dinosaur

The New Science of Reverse Evolution

Jack Horner, James Gorman

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English

Plume
23 February 2010

Genetics (non-medical); Developmental biology; Palaeontology

A world-renowned paleontologist reveals groundbreaking science that trumps science fiction- how to grow a living dinosaur.

Over a decade after Jurassic Park, Jack Horner and his colleagues in molecular biology labs are in the process of building the technology to create a real dinosaur.

Based on new research in evolutionary developmental biology on how a few select cells grow to create arms, legs, eyes, and brains that function together, Jack Horner takes the science a step further in a plan to ""reverse evolution"" and reveals the awesome, even frightening, power being acquired to recreate the prehistoric past. The key is the dinosaur's genetic code that lives on in modern birds- even chickens. From cutting-edge biology labs to field digs underneath the Montana sun, How to Build a Dinosaur explains and enlightens an awesome new science.

By: Jack Horner, James Gorman
Imprint: Plume
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 217g
ISBN: 9780452296015
ISBN 10: 0452296013
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 23 February 2010
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John ""Jack"" Horneris one of the world's foremost paleontologists, credited with finding the first dinosaur eggs in the Western Hemisphere, the first evidence of dinosaur colonial nesting, the first evidence of parental care among dinosaurs, and the first dinosaur embryos. He served as the inspiration for Paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in Michael Crichton'sJurassic Park,and as the technical advisor on all of theJurassic Parkfilms. Horner is Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, and Regents Professor of Paleontology at Montana State University. James Gorman is deputy science editor of the New York Times and editor of its Science Times section.