

Essentially, researchers can't clone a woolly mammoth if they don't have access to a living woolly mammoth. Boyd Distinguished Lecture.ĭuring her talk, "Can-and Should-Technology Reverse Extinction?," Shapiro introduced the audience to the field of ancient DNA and outlined the science required to bring a species back from extinction. This information undoubtedly will disappoint "Jurassic Park" fans, but it comes from an expert-Beth Shapiro, the UGA alumna and evolutionary biologist who wrote the book "How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction." Shapiro returned to campus April 4 to deliver the George H.
