Millennium Talks: Jari Louhelainen and the case of Jack The Ripper

#video_Alice “Applications of genetic tools for solving crimes, including medieval murders and the case of Jack The Ripper“ Dr. Jari Louhelainen; Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, John Moores University, UK. Solving a crime in modern times is based on identification based on well-established genetic markers. Regarding old “cold cases”, the common problems are contamination from modern DNA and limited availability of the original genetic material. In this talk, Dr. Jari Louhelainen demonstrates some of the techniques which are currently emerging in the field of forensic research and which he has applied for historic cases, like the famous Jack The Ripper murders.