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Professor Turi King is a scientist, presenter, speaker and author who is passionate about communicating science to the public. She is best known for her work in ”cracking one of the biggest forensic DNA cases in history” during the exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England. She is also currently featuring on BBC2‘s DNA Family Secrets, produced by Minnow films.
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Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
The mystery of Kaspar Hauser and whether he was the hereditary Prince of Baden is considered to be one of the greatest historical mysteries of the 19th century. Previous genetic research trying to answer the question gave conflicting results. Professor Turi King discusses her work and the work carried out by the team, led by Walther Parson, which brought new genetic techniques to bear on the question and which shows that Kaspar Hauser was not the hereditary Prince of Baden.
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