“DNA is a powerful tool, but genetics is not a stand-alone discipline.”
Bruce is a DNA scientist who traces the ancestry of African-Americans and helps to solve crimes.
Bruce is a SCUBA diver who teaches kids to dive so they’ll learn about science.
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 an expert scuba diver and the founder of the Diving Buddies program, where he shares his love of diving with young children.
Original funding for "The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers" was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.