
Instant Genius Podcast: How plants solve crimes, with David Gibson
Published: 26th August, 2022 at 17:30
Professor David Gibson sits down to explain how forensic botany - the study of plants to help solve crimes - has helped to solve real cases.
Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week's episode, we talk to David Gibson, a professor of plant biology.
He talks about forensic botany - the study of plants to help solve crimes - and lists a number of real-life cases involving fungi, plants and algae.
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Daniel BennettEditor, BBC Science Focus
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