
Prof.Turi King
@turi__king
British & Canadian geneticist/genealogy/forensics/archaeology #DNAFamilySecrets, #RichardIII DNA gal, broadcaster. Views my own. Agent: josarsby.com
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The secret's out! 🚀 The 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI Global, will be presented by Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and will be about outer space and all the scientific wonders beyond planet Earth. We can't wait until December! Find out more: rigb.org/christmas-lect…

Honoured to help Herts Police Bedfordshire Police Cambs Police 💙 by explaining about how familial DNA testing works as they carry out a cold case investigation (Op. Otterington) into a 1991 rape. If you have any information, please contact herts.police.uk/contact youtu.be/nUsqlcKPzmg?si…

Lovely to be quoted but how come ‘Ms’ King, not Dr or Prof? Being quoted in my professional capacity as the scientist who led the identification of the remains of King Richard III. Notice male Prof gets his title. 😉 Greig Watson Prof Alice Roberts💙 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


Looooook at this! It’s Richard III by Syston Knitting Banxy! Obviously like to think that he would have been so chuffed to see himself in knitted form! 🤩




It was a great pleasure to host Richard Dawkins at the Edinburgh Science last night where we chatted about his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead. It’s an excellent introduction to his work if you’ve never read any of his books before, and beautifully illustrated by Jana Lenzová.


It's #InternationalBatAppreciationDay today so in honour of our little furry friends, why not listen to our own Emma Stone BatConservationResearchLab talk about her bat research & conservation work. 🎧 YouTube youtu.be/dbcavQ5Huf4 Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/7qeFQ4… Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/myt…

Been great fun to work on this video about the evolution of the menopause with the rather fabulous team BBC Ideas💡 & Bold Yellow, Victoria Gill 💙💛 & Dr Radhika Vohra. 😊 👇 BBC Woman's Hour Everything About the Menopause... Davina McCall bbc.co.uk/videos/cy8ep87…

So lovely to bump into the rather fab Roger Highfield & Jon Chase at the BBC Science event tonight Royal Institution. Cooking up raps about Richard III and evolution: not at the same time! 😊

You will not believe what arrived today! Squeak! Nothing less than #SystonKnittingBanxy's Richard III! He's amazing! So touched! Have taken him to see University of Bath campus & Milner Centre for Evolution. He now has pride of place on my desk! 😍 Ady Dayman Ben Jackson BBC East Midlands Banksy


Just had one of my longest ever commutes to work at nearly 5 hours but at least I got to catch up on multiple eps of BBC Radio 4 What's Up Docs with Chris van Tulleken 🏳️🌈 & Dr Xand van Tulleken 🏳️🌈! I'm now doing knee exercises at my desk! 😀 Rami Tzabar Rhian Roberts

It's Evolution Fact Friday! Did know that AI can be used to track the transmission & evolution of pathogenic bacteria? Listen to Lauren Cowley chat about her research in our podcast: 🎧 YouTube:youtube.com/watch?v=fn5NvM… Apple:podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/usi… Spotify:open.spotify.com/episode/3lUUrP…

Good to chat to Dr Chris Smith The Naked Scientists about the power of #DNA and the Peter Sullivan case. Hoping that DNA can be used in other similar cases sooner rather than later! Innocence Project APPEAL @we-are-appeal.bsky.social

If you’re doing an exciting dig, please get in touch - and we’re interested in post-ex stories too. This is a chance to showcase your work, your discoveries and your passion on BBC Two, sharing UK archaeology with wide audiences here and abroad. Contact us: [email protected]


How did researchers confirm that the remains found under a car park in Leicester were those of Richard III? 👑 Lead geneticist Prof.Turi King shares the role Bayesian statistics played in the project. Full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=dsTyGK…

Evolution Fact Friday! Did you know that you can see evolution happening in real time? Our fab PhD student Beth Morillo-Hall & fab Tiffany Taylor have developed #Evoscope, an education package for teachers to bring the process of evolution to life in real time bath.ac.uk/campaigns/disc…