Solving The Mystery Of The Somerton Man With Professor Derek Abbott - Episode 22

Update: 2023-01-17

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Derek Abbott is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Adelaide in Australia who, along with genetic researcher Colleen Fitzpatrick, finally solved the mystery of the Somerton Man, an unidentified man found dead on a beach in Australia in 1948. He joins me to talk about his decades-long quest to find this man's identity, how the discovery was finally made, and the stunning advancement in DNA technology that has happened only in the last few years.

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Solving The Mystery Of The Somerton Man With Professor Derek Abbott - Episode 22

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Solving The Mystery Of The Somerton Man With Professor Derek Abbott - Episode 22

Solving The Mystery Of The Somerton Man With Professor Derek Abbott - Episode 22