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He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. With all the passion and vision of the scientists seeking to bring the mammoth back to life, Woolly reanimates history and breathes new life into the narrative of nature. I am taking a look at the 2017 Ben Mezrich book Woolly. Once upon a Time in Russia By: Ben Mezrich The Accidental Billionaires By: Ben Mezrich Publishers Summary Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea - a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. Thankfully it's not enough to inhibit the intimate look into the lives of the men and women who are humbly - and at time not so humbly - hoping to put the power of creation at their fingertips. Woolly by Ben Mezrich - The bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and The 37th Parallel tells the fascinating Jurassic Park-like story of the ge. Mezrich also frequently reconstructs dialogue between the plot's players, which at times feels overly contrived and distracting. It's paced like a thriller, with the frustrating politics of the research industry bleeding over into the maneuverings of capitalists who see dollar signs in investing in widespread genetic engineering. Mezrich's eye for characterization is as sharp as his ability to break down scientific jargon into easily digestible chunks. Theirs is a synergistic relationship, and while it would be an overreach to call Woolly a love story at heart, the couple's dynamic is one of the essential threads of Mezrich's story. The book is non-fiction, but it is written like a true adventure story as a group of scientists work to make fantasy reality by splicing DNA from frozen woolly mammoth into the DNA of a modern elephant. Church and Wu are two of the main characters in Mezrich's taut yet detailed dramatization. One of Mezrich’s bigger hits is called Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive History’s Most Iconic Extinct Creature.