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Bruce Jackson: A DNA Mystery

Bruce Jackson uses detective work in the lab and under water to trace people’s roots.

12/06/2012 | Rating NR

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Bruce Jackson: A DNA Mystery

Season 2012 Episode 14 | 2m 21s

Bruce Jackson uses detective work in the lab and under water to trace people’s roots.

Bruce Jackson is Professor and Head of the Biotechnology Programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College. His work focuses on how DNA - in conjunction with other tools - can help solve mysteries of ancestry, forensics and evolution. Bruce is also an expert scuba diver and the founder of the Diving Buddies program, where he shares his love of diving with young children.

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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Bruce Jackson: A DNA Mystery

Season 2012 Episode 14 | 2m 21s

Bruce Jackson is Professor and Head of the Biotechnology Programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College. His work focuses on how DNA - in conjunction with other tools - can help solve mysteries of ancestry, forensics and evolution. Bruce is also an expert scuba diver and the founder of the Diving Buddies program, where he shares his love of diving with young children.

12/06/2012 | Rating NR

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