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Ancient DNA : the making of a celebrity science

by Elizabeth D. Jones

An exploration of the history of ancient DNA research, analysing how the scientific field developed from the 1980s to the present. It examines the relationship between science and celebrity, and how popular culture and Jurassic Park influenced the discipline.

Accession 20493 ISBN 9780300240122 Publisher Yale University Press
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