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The Quest for Life in Amber
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The Quest for Life in Amber Softcover - 1995

by Poinar, George & Roberta Poinar

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In passages that read more like an Indiana Jones screenplay than scientific research, the Poinars describe how their hobby-turned-obsession ultimately led to a breakthrough scientific finding: the discovery of preserved insect DNA in amber. Photos.

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Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. Fine copy. 1995. 1st. softcover. 8vo, 219 pp. .
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  • Title The Quest for Life in Amber
  • Author Poinar, George & Roberta Poinar
  • Illustrator Well-illustrated
  • Binding softcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Fine copy
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA
  • Date 1995
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BOOKS047304I
  • ISBN 9780201489286 / 0201489287
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.27 x 6.15 x 0.7 in (23.55 x 15.62 x 1.78 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Amber fossils, DNA, Fossil
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94-3043
  • Dewey Decimal Code 560

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About the author

George and Roberta Poinar founded the Amber Institute in Oregon, where they both continue their amber research. George is also in the Department of Entomology at Oregon State University.