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Outlook: Pollen detective: Forensics’ secret weapon

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03/08/2019 GMT

Pollen detective: Forensics’ secret weapon

BBC World Service - Outlook, Pollen detective: Forensics’ secret weapon

Patricia Wiltshire uses her deep knowledge of plants to help police solve serious crime

Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist and botanist who uses microscopic traces of pollen and spores to solve some of the UK’s most serious crimes.

Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a leading forensic ecologist and botanist. For the last 25 years she has helped solve some of the UK’s most serious crimes including a number of the country's most high-profile murder cases. To do this she uses her vast knowledge of plant science, finding clues to the crimes in microscopic grains of pollen and spores. She’s written a book called Traces: Every body leaves a mark.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder

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Credit: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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