This highly illustrated talk tells the story of the invention of DNA fingerprinting. It explains how the technique was first used to solve a double murder and rape case in Leicestershire. The murderer attempted to avoid detection by getting a friend to give a DNA sample on his behalf, but his deception was eventually discovered and he was sentenced to a life sentence. Other famous cases involving DNA fingerprinting are described, including the King in the car park, the murdered last royal family of Russia and the OJ Simpson trial.
Views: 706 | Enquiries: 12Ian’s talks have been described as ‘highly engaging and informative’ ‘One of the best speakers we’ve ever had’. Ian is the retired Headmaster of a large comprehensive school and now gives highly illustrated talks which have been extremely well received . He has degrees from several universities. He has developed a number of highly illustrated talks with a biological/medical theme. Talks include The man who caught a million criminals - Alec Jefferys and the invention of DNA fingerprinting.
The history of vaccines - Edward Jenner to the Covid mRNA vaccines.
The rise of the superbugs- antibiotic resistance. The history of genetics - the race to the double helix’. I have given 50 of these talks to Rotary Clubs, Probus Clubs, U3A groups and other societies - with uniformly excellent feedback. Talks can be anything between 30 and 60 minutes, according to your preference.
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