{"id":70476,"date":"2022-03-31T10:59:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T14:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=news&p=70476"},"modified":"2022-03-31T10:59:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T14:59:29","slug":"jurassic-park-influence-on-ancient-dna-research-is-subject-of-new-book-by-nc-science-historian","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/news\/jurassic-park-influence-on-ancient-dna-research-is-subject-of-new-book-by-nc-science-historian\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 influence on ancient DNA research is subject of new book by NC science historian"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Elizabeth<\/p>\n

“Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science,\u201d a new book from science historian Elizabeth Jones (pictured above), reveals the untold story of the rise of the new scientific field of ancient DNA research, and how \u201cJurassic Park\u201d and popular media influenced its development over the past 30 years. Jones is the coordinator for Cretaceous Creatures, a public science project in the Paleontology Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, and a postdoctoral researcher at her alma mater of North Carolina State University.<\/p>\n

Ancient DNA research \u2014 the recovery of genetic material from long-dead organisms ranging from dinosaurs to mammoths and Neanderthals \u2014 is a research field that developed from science fiction into a reality between the 1980s and today. Drawing on scientific, historical, and archival material, as well as exclusive interviews with more than 50 researchers worldwide, Jones explores the field\u2019s formation and explains its relationship with the media by examining its close connection to de-extinction, the science and technology of resurrecting extinct species.<\/p>\n

In this behind-the-scenes look into science, Jones reveals how the search for DNA from fossils flourished under the influence of intense press and public interest, particularly as this new line of research coincided with the book and movie \u201cJurassic Park.\u201d \u201cAncient DNA\u201d is the first account to trace the historical and sociological interplay between science and celebrity in the rise of this new research field. As Jones argues, ancient DNA research is more than a public-facing science: it is a celebrity science.<\/p>\n

The book is available in stores and via online retailers.<\/p>\n

Jones recently discussed her new book with science comedian Brian Malow on his podcast “But Seriously…<\/a>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":70478,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/70476"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/70476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}