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Knoepfler, Julie.

How to build a dragon or die tryinga satirical look at cutting-edge science /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	How to build a dragon or die tryingPaul Knoepfler, Julie Knoepfler.
Reminder of title:	a satirical look at cutting-edge science /
Author:	Knoepfler, Paul,
other author:	Knoepfler, Julie.
Published:	Singapore :World Scientific,c2019.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 235 p.)
Notes:	Includes index.
Subject:	GeneticsExaminations, questions, etc.
Online resource:	https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11104#t=toc
ISBN:	9789813274471$q(ebk.)

How to build a dragon or die tryinga satirical look at cutting-edge science /
Knoepfler, Paul,1967-

How to build a dragon or die tryinga satirical look at cutting-edge science /[electronic resource] :Paul Knoepfler, Julie Knoepfler. - 1st ed. - Singapore :World Scientific,c2019. - 1 online resource (xiii, 235 p.)

Includes index.

So, you want a dragon? -- Let there be flight -- Fire! -- Dragons on the brain -- From head to tail, other dragon features and power-ups -- Sex, dragons, and CRISPR -- After a dragon : building unicorns and other mythical creatures -- The ethics and future of engineering dragons and other new beasts -- Glossary.

What if you could have your own real dragon? While that might seem like just a fantasy, today cutting-edge science has brought us to the point where it might really be possible. This book looks into the possibilities of making living, fire-breathing dragons. The world has been fascinated with dragons for thousands of years. Fictional dragons still have a firm place in pop culture, such as Smaug from The Hobbit as well as the dragons in Game of Thrones and in the How to Train Your Dragon movies. This new book discusses using powerful technologies such as CRISPR gene editing, stem cells, and bioengineering to make real dragons. It also goes through what useful information we can learn from animals such as Pteranodons and amazing present-day creatures in our quest to build actual dragons. The book goes on to discuss the possibility of building other mythical creatures such as unicorns and mermaids. Overall, How to Build A Dragon is also meant as a satirical look at cutting-edge science, and it pokes fun at science hype. Anyone who is interested in dragons or cutting-edge science will enjoy this book! It is written in a humorous, approachable way making science fun and easy to understand, including for young adults.

ISBN: 9789813274471$q(ebk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

396845
Genetics
--Examinations, questions, etc.

LC Class. No.: QH437 / .K66 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 572.8/636

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