The science of jurassic park and the lost world, or, how to build a dinosaur

Guide to the science used in Steven Spielberg's films Jurassic Park and The Lost World. Could modern scientists recreate dinosaurs from 85 million-year-old DNA? At the heart of Jurassic Park is a simple but exhilarating prospect. If 60 million years ago an insect that had bitten a dinosaur had then been preserved in amber, could modern scientists isolate dinosaur DNA from the insect's gut and use it to clone a new dinosaur? For the millions fascinated by "Jurassic Park and "The Lost World"--and for all those young and old who have a secret love affair with dinosaurs--this second book in the series that began with "The Physics of Star Trek" brings the far-reaching imaginings of dinosaur creation into the very real world of cutting-edge science and DNA. 25 photos. Index.