Genomics is pathway to de extinction file the woolly mammoth in a display at the ro the woolly mammoth in a display at the royal bc museum in victoria canada went extinct during the last . In how to clone a mammoth beth shapiro evolutionary biologist and pioneer in ancient dna research walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de extinction from deciding which species should be restored to sequencing their genomes to anticipating how revived populations might be overseen in the wild shapiro vividly explores the extraordinary cutting edge science that is being used today to resurrect the past. Shapiro how to clone a mammoth is a book about the science of de extinction the author takes the reader through the current science and answer the questions of what is possible impossible and improbable with the science using the projects to resurrect mammoth and passenger pigeons as examples