Ancient DNA: a history of the science before Jurassic Park

- First history of ancient DNA's disciplinary development from 1970s to 1980s.
- Recovers early ideas and individuals contributing to the search for DNA from fossils.
- Reveals connection between recovering DNA from fossils and resurrecting extinct species.
- interplay between science, speculation, and spectacle.
- Sets the stage for ancient DNA's disciplinary development within evolutionary biology.