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The Power of Microbes

New Forensic Methods

52 min

Available from 26/05/2025

Forensic methods are becoming ever more sophisticated. Soon it could be common practice to solve crime using pollen residue or insect larvae around a corpse. For researcher Lorna Dawson from the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, it could be possible to pinpoint a crime scene by soil samples. This documentary provides an overview of the latest scientific research.

Director

Anna Pflüger

Country

Germany

Year

2021

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