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The Quest For Life In Amber: The Discovery Of Fossil Dna
Discusses these two scientists' work with amber and their successes in extracting 100 million-year-old DNA samples
219 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1994
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George O. Poinar Jr.
19 books1 followerGeorge O. Poinar Jr. is an American entomologist and writer. He is known for popularizing the idea of extracting DNA from insects fossilized in amber, an idea which received widespread attention when adapted by Michael Crichton for the book and movie Jurassic Park.
Poinar earned a BS and MS at Cornell University, and remained there for his doctoral studies, receiving a PhD in biology in 1962. He spent many of his years of research at University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Entomology, Division of Insect Pathology. There, and during travels around the globe, he performed research on the axenic culture of nematodes, nematode parasites of insects and the fossil records of insects and nematodes in amber.
Poinar earned a BS and MS at Cornell University, and remained there for his doctoral studies, receiving a PhD in biology in 1962. He spent many of his years of research at University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Entomology, Division of Insect Pathology. There, and during travels around the globe, he performed research on the axenic culture of nematodes, nematode parasites of insects and the fossil records of insects and nematodes in amber.
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October 31, 2012
An interesting look at the study of fossils in amber. It would be interesting to see how the nearly 20 years since the book was written has added to the science.
June 21, 2016
Wonderful book on Amber.
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