Dinosaurs, Deserts and DNA: the Strange Science of Tutankhamun's Mummy

Join Jo Marchant as she tells the story of scientists' attempts to study Tutankhamun's mummy, from the first dramatic autopsy in 1925 to the high-tech scans and DNA tests carried out in modern day Egypt. We'll discover a piece of Tutankhamun kept in a drawer in Liverpool find out why the Mormons are desperate to get their hands on the pharaoh's DNA and hear the real story of what happened to the poor king's penis, all while grappling with perils from deadly fungi and radioactive tombs to dinosaur DNA.

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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//se000388?id=EVENT489886