The first question most people ask Evolutionary Biologist and MacArthur “genius” Beth Shapiro is, “Can you clone a woolly mammoth?” Shapiro uses this as a jumping-off point to explore the controversial science of de-extinction, from deciding which species should be restored to anticipating how these populations would be overseen in the wild, and all of the technical and ethical considerations in between.
On Sunday, March 26, the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago will host the renowned University of California Santa Cruz Professor Dr. Beth Shapiro for a presentation titled How to Clone a Woolly Mammoth.
Shapiro's work not only provides us with a deeper understanding of the past, but also holds significant implications for the future. She scours the arctic regions of Siberia and North America for bones, teeth, and other remains of ice-age giants. That also includes mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and giant camels, hoping to use information gathered to understand how human activity and our changing climate shape the present-day distribution of species. Her goal is to keep living species from going extinct.
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