Leads and Sources

Here's a list of magazine and journal articles (access via Moodle - look for "articles for cloning exercise") - organized by themes. There is also a Moodle folder entitled "Late Breaking Cloning Articles." Pick and choose from the list below, from the special folder, and from other reputable sources for ideas to consider in preparation for trial.

JURASSIC PARK AND DINO-CHICKEN SCENARIOS

  "How to Hatch a Dinosaur." Thomas Hayden. Wired Magazine, October 2011, p. 1-35.

"Jurassic Dreams." Scott Sampson. Cosmos, vol. 31, 2010. p. 35-39.

"Dinosaur Resurrection." Jack Horner and James Gorman. Discover, April 2009, p. 50-53.

"Say Hello to the Chickenosaurus." Jeff Hecht. New Scientist, vol. 201, 28 February 2009, p. 44.

"Q and A: Jack Horner Wants to Re-create T. rex From Chickens - What Could Go Wrong?" Damon Tabor. Wired Magazine, 17.03, 2009.

"'Dinochicken' Scheme Puts Evolution in Reverse." Jennifer Viegas. Discovery News, 2009.

Video Interview with Jack Horner on "The Futurist: Retro-engineering Dinos." James Williams. Discovery News, 2008.

"Molecular Paleobiology - What's Possible (and What Isn't)." Mary Schweitzer. American Paleontologist, vol. 15, Spring 2007, p. 19-23.

"The Real Jurassic Park?" Hilary Jones. Cosmos Online, 2007. http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1755

+ see "Late Breaking" folder in Moodle for recent discussions about "de-extinction"...

Online Interviews with Jack Horner ("Chickenosaurus")


CLONING PETS - FOR LOVE AND PROFIT?

"Man's Best Friend Forever: Cloning Dogs for Love and Profit." Greg Beato. Reason Magazine, October 2008. http://www.reason.com/news/show/128654.html

"Clone Your Troubles Away: Dreaming at the Frontiers of Animal Husbandry." David Quammen. Harper's, February 2005, p. 33-43.

"I'll Have the Cloneburger and Fries." Sharon Oosthoek. New Scientist, vol. 198, 26 April 2008, p. 40-43.


CLONING TO PROTECT EARTH'S BIODIVERSITY

"Sequencing the Dead to Save the Living." Ashley Yeager. Science News, vol. 174, 6 December 2008, p. 18-21.

"Cloning Noah's Ark." Robert P. Lanza, Betsy L. Dresser, and Philip Damiani. Scientific American, November 2000, p. 84-89.


CLONING THE WOOLLY MAMMOTH -
CLOSER THAN YOU THINK?

"Resurrection: The Extinct Beasts That Really Could Be Revived." Henry Nicholls. New Scientist, vol. 201, 10 January 2009, p. 24-28.

"Cloning the Woolly Mammoth." Richard Stone. Discover, vol. 20, April 1999, p. 56-63.

"Mammoths to Return? DNA Advances Spur Resurrection Debate." Mason Inman, National Geographic News, 25 June 2007. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/53640666.html

"With Mammoth Genes, Scientists Ask: What If?" Nicholas Wade. New York Times, 20 November 2008.

"Fossils Are Fine; A Live Beastie is Better." Nicholas Wade. New York Times, 23 November 2008.


CLONING NEANDERTHALS - SHOULD WE GO THERE?

"Should We Clone Neanderthals?" Zach Zorich. Archaeology, vol. 63, 2010,
p. 1-7.

"Cloned Neanderthals Still in the Realm of Sci-Fi." Elizabeth Pennisi. Science, vol. 328, , 2010, p. 682-683.


ANCIENT DNA & DINO DNA

"Ancient DNA." Svante Pääbo. Scientific American, vol. 269, November 1993, p. 86-92.

"Ancient DNA." George Poinar, Jr. American Scientist, vol. 87, September-October 1999, p. 446-457.

"Dino DNA: The Hunt and the Hype." Virginia Morell. Science, vol. 261, 9 July 1993, p. 160-162.

"The Use of Ancient DNA in Paleontological Studies." Lori M. and Zvi Kelman. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, vol. 19, March 1999, p. 8-20.

"The Real Jurassic Park." Mary Schweitzer and Tracy Staedter. Earth, vol. 6, June 1997, p. 54-57.

"Will the Dinosaurs Rise Again?" Mary H. Schweitzer and Raul J. Cano. In DinoFest (edited by Gary D. Rosenberg and Donald L. Wolberg), 1994, p. 309-326.

"DNA Sequence from Cretaceous Period Bone Fragments." Scott R. Woodward et al. Science, vol. 266, 18 November 1994, p. 1229-1232.

"Detecting Dinosaur DNA." [various authors.] Science, vol. 268, 26 May 1995, p. 1191-1194.

"Dino Hunter." Josh Fischman. Discover, vol 19, May 1999, p. 72-78.


SCIENCE: THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY

"Is Science Dangerous?" Lewis Wolpert. Nature, vol. 398, 25 March 1999, p. 281-282.


Cloning E-Folder

Internet Sites:
These are just suggestions, as websites may be extant or extinct! Don't hesitate to "google" your way into the fascinating world of dinosaurs and cloning!

Books:

    Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-Extinction. Helen Pilcher. 2017. Bloomsbury Sigma.

    How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn't Have to be Forever. Jack Horner and James Gorman. 2009. Dutton Books.

    How to Keep Dinosaurs. Robert Mash. 2003. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

    The Science of Jurassic Park and The Lost World or, How to Build a Dinosaur. Rob DeSalle and David Lindley. 1997. BasicBooks.

    The Second Creation: Dolly and the Age of Biological Control. Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell, and Colin Tudge. 2000. Farrar Straus & Giroux.