{"title":"Beth Shapiro","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeth Shapiro's works explore the intricate relationships between genetics, evolution, and the natural world. Her writing blends cutting-edge science with captivating storytelling, inviting readers to reconsider how we understand life and extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Clone a Mammoth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLife as We Made It\u003c\/em\u003e reveal the possibilities and ethical questions in using ancient DNA and biotechnology to shape the future of biodiversity. 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From deciding which species should be restored to anticipating how revived populations might be overseen in the wild, Shapiro vividly explores the extraordinary cutting-edge science that is being used to resurrect the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering de-extinction's practical benefits and ethical challenges, Shapiro argues that the overarching goal should be the revitalisation and stabilisation of contemporary ecosystems. 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However, the notion that our manipulation of the natural world is a recent phenomenon is misleading. Humans have been intervening in nature since the last ice age. The difference now is our vastly improved competency in doing so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough two decades of extensive research, Beth Shapiro uncovers a long-standing history of human influence on evolution by means of hunting, domesticating, polluting, hybridising, conserving, and genetically modifying life on Earth. 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But this idea that we have only recently begun to manipulate the natural world is false. We’ve been meddling with nature since the last ice age. It’s just that we’re getting better at it – a lot better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on decades of research, Beth Shapiro reveals the surprisingly long history of human intervention in evolution through hunting, domesticating, polluting, hybridising, conserving, and genetically modifying life on Earth. Looking ahead to the future, she casts aside the scaremongering myths on the dangers of interference, and outlines the true risks and incredible opportunities that new biotechnologies will offer us in the years ahead. 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