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When a 500 year old skeleton was discovered under a parking lot in Leicester, England, geneticist Turi King and her team set out to determine whether it could belong to the lost monarch Richard III.
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In this year’s Genetics Society JBS Haldane Lecture, Turi King will discuss leading the international research team involved in the DNA identification work of the remains of Richard III and the current project to sequence his entire genome.
Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/Be3lDr–l64
Turi King is a Reader in Genetics and Archaeology and Professor of Public Engagement at the University of Leicester. She is perhaps best known for leading the genetics analysis in the King Richard III case leading to the identification of his remains in 2014 which led to his reinterment in Leicester Cathedral in 2015.
This talk and Q&A was recorded in the Ri on 26 November 2018.
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They can solve a 500 year old mystery.
I can’t find my TV remote.
21:00 Well, clearly the guy who painted the R put it in the wrong place. If he had done his job properly, it would have been right there.
Awesome, enjoyed this lecture very much.
51:20 Don't forget, a reporter's highest priority is to sell newspapers. A catchy headline can do that. What is important is the story, not the head line. The head line is there to sell papers.
What, you thought "click bait" was new?
These guys have been master baiters a lot longer than the internet has been around.
55:30 The missing tooth? Is that the one she removed?
Poor man!
Thanks for the wonderful background information of this discovery.
32:42 If anything, this is a testimony to the skill of the armourer. There's a wonderfull talk here on YT done by Dr. Tobias Capwell from the Wallace Collection on the topic of Richard's armour, where he discusses the anatomical characteristics and effects of armour on injuries: /watch?v=8Sn9F0VHTjY
When was this lecture recorded?
Fantastic Presentation and marvelous context! Thank you!!!
One of the most enjoyable talks so far
This is absolutely the best lecture I have ever seen!
When I saw this is one hour long I thought I would quit halfway, but it's actually riveting…
waaaaay back in 2011….. never felt younger !
Fascinating! Will the DNA results be posted on any ancestry sites so descendants can compare? I hope you find more bones in Jamestown. According to my research, I may be a descendant of two of them – Townsend and Graves.
Fascinating story of archaeological detective work!
54:00 Should not you weigh the ratio against the local population before translating it into percentage of it being Richard III? I mean the wording sounded as if you found male skeleton you would have 50% probability it is Richard III?
Excellent lecture! Lovely to listen to and very engaging
Would it be possible to go back through the male line of descent and follow the Y chromosome as far as possible down the Somerset line to see if their Y chromosome matches Richard's?
Professor King is such an excellent lecturer! I've known a lot of people in the sciences, it's not that common to find someone who's both a good professional scientist and a good professional interpreter of science for lay people. The latter takes so much time and energy that most scientists don't want to do it, even if they have the skills, and even though it's so important.
Me, me, me…
I know of Richard III from sir P.Terry's book Dodger and the expression – 'step on a richard' 😀
Young Dominic didn't just get kitted out in armor. He actually got himself up onto a horse and proved that Richard would have been quite effective as a fighter on horseback. Richard started training as a knight as a young boy, so while he was unable to fight on foot because of the scoliosis, on a horse he was formidable.
As a Christian, he would have been eating a lot of fish due to religious dictates. As a noble, he would have got the best, certainly better than what the common folk got. So he got good quality protein that wasn't full of fat. If he had a preference to fish rather than the usual beef, venison, mutton, pork or fowl, that could account for his slighter build.
I’m still annoyed that Jo Apleby put a pickax through Richard’s head.
27:42 See, if that was me I would definitely have been going, "Alas! poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio".
Excellent content and presentation. Charming and enjoyable. Thank you Turi King.
So what is the story with the "R"? How did it get there & why?