| Description |
vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Reprint. Originally published as: Hunting the double helix : how DNA is solving puzzles of the past. Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2005. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-224) and index. |
| Contents |
Almost human : were the Neanderthals our ancestors? -- The prehistoric zoo : could extinct animals be brought back to life? -- Cretaceous capers : could we really clone a dinosaur? -- Big bird : unraveling the mysteries of the New Zealand moa -- Plague proportions : searching for the truth behind devastating historical epidemics -- Problems of identity : did Anastasia survive the Russian Revolution? -- The heart of the matter : what became of Louis XVII of France? |
| Subject |
DNA.
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DNA -- Miscellanea.
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DNA fingerprinting.
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| Added Title |
Hunting the double helix
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| ISBN |
1560258632: $14.95 |
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9781560258636 |
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