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The bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and The 37th Parallel tells the fascinating Jurassic Park­ -like story of the genetic restoration of an extinct species—the woolly mammoth. "Paced like a thriller... Woolly reanimates history and breathes new life into the narrative of nature" (NPR). With his "unparalleled" ( Booklist , starred review) writing, Ben Mezrich takes us on an exhilarating and true adventure story from the icy terrain of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetic labs of Harvard University. A group of scientists work to make fantasy reality by splicing DNA from frozen woolly mammoth into the DNA of a modern elephant. Will they be able to turn the hybrid cells into a functional embryo and potentially bring the extinct creatures to our modern world? Along with this team of brilliant scientists, a millionaire plans to build the world's first Pleistocene Park and populate a huge tract of the Siberian tundra with ancient herbivores as a hedge against an environmental ticking time bomb that is hidden deep within the permafrost. More than a story of genetics, this is a thriller illuminating the real-life race against global warming, of the incredible power of

Author

Ben Mezrich

Publisher

Atria Books

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501135569

Subjects

Science, History, Political Science

Rating

4.1 / 5 (303 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14