Download or read book The Quest For Life In Amber written by George Poinar and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 1994-09-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.