

The book is laid out as a step-by-step guide on how to clone an animal, with each chapter detailing a different topic that needs to be explored and answered before de-extinction of a species will be complete. The book describes the current state of de-extinction technology and what the processes involved require in order to accomplish the potential resurrection of extinct species. How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction is a 2015 non-fiction book by biologist Beth Shapiro and published by Princeton University Press. * 2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science & Technology Finalist * 2016 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books, Young Adult Science Books

2016 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers.
