How to Build a Dragon or Die Trying: A Satirical Look at Cutting-Edge Science - by Paul Knoepfler & Julie Knoepfler (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The world has been enamored of dragons for centuries and they still have a firm place in pop culture such as Smaug in The Lord of The Rings and the dragons in Game of Thrones. People love dragons and are curious to know if a dragon can be created. This unique book on how to build a dragon, addresses how in theory we may be able to build a dragon using cutting-edge scientific methods. It also covers hot scientific topics such as CSIPR, bio-hackers, stem cells and bioengineering. It is both factual and humorous, as well as thought-provoking about the impact of technology on society. Along the way, the book takes a satirical look at cutting-edge science and how it is often hyped. It discusses key technologies that come into play as we imagine trying to turn our idea of creating a dragon into a fire-breathing reality and address questions such as: Can it breathe fire and fly? Can we make it impressively big? How would we make our dragon smart and train it? How likely is it we will die in trying to make a dragon? What should we do with dragons if we succeeded? While addressing all these issues the book also covers the ethical issues in building a dragon and the possibilities of using a similar approach in building other mythical beasts like the unicorn. This book, which will appeal to everyone, contains many compelling illustrations by the authors and other pictures of interest including of conceptions of dragons, pictures of pterosaur skeletons, and more.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>'This co-authored book explores how advances in cell biology, CRISPR gene editing and bioengineering might be used to make a live dragon. The result is a gloriously tongue-in-check scientific epic ... How to Build a Dragon or Die Trying is deliberately flamboyant and outrageous. Itâ (TM)s also funny and smart. Far from a how-to guide for neâ (TM)er-do-wells to weaponize reptiles, it is designed to spark healthy curiosity in anyone who enjoys a ripping good science read.'NatureWhat 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.The author is well-known scientist Paul Knoepfler who is familiar to the public for his science, his blog The Niche, and his frequent contributions to lay stories on new science concepts such as stem cells and CRISPR. He also is known for his TED talk on designer babies with more than 1.3 million views, and his two books -- . The co-author, his daughter Julie Knoepfler, is a high school student interested in science and writing. She has her own blog on literary and film analysis, and enjoys taking a humorous look at culture through writing.
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