DNA, PCR, and The Loch Ness Monster with Prof Neil Gemmell

11/30/20 • 59 min

Mr Downie is joined by Professor Neil Gemmell from Otago University in New Zealand, to discuss how DNA, PCR and Genomic Sequencing have played a role in the search for The Loch Ness Monster
This episode is based on the DNA and the Genome Unit of the SQA Higher Biology Course.
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