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Other creative works - Radio Broadcast
Bug Forensics with Dr Paola Magni
Published 2021
Did you know that bugs could be a major help in solving murder mysteries? New research discovered by forensic biologist Dr Paola Magni has uncovered critical baseline data for the decomposition of bodies on Rottnest Island. RTRFM's Madeleine Lombardi spoke to Dr Magni about her research on Rottnest Island and also uncovered secrets about bodies found underwater. Madeleine started off with asking Dr Magni about her experience diving into the deep end...
Other creative works - Radio Broadcast
Science, Interrupted Part 1 - lives, loves, labs upended by COVID19
Published 2020
Meet extraordinary scientists doing extraordinary things. They're running vital international clinical trials, chasing feral frontlines, driving preciously time-dependent experiments, doing PhDs or helping PhD students across the line, and some are pivoting fast from one field to another to do urgent work at the viral frontier. What does this powerful pandemic mean for them – professionally, personally, and emotionally? You'll be moved by their stories.
Other creative works - Radio Broadcast
Dr Paola Magni sees bugs, and dead people
Published 2019
Dr Magni is a senior lecturer in forensic entomology at Murdoch Uni and has an amazing background in forensics but how did it all start?
Other creative works - Radio Broadcast
Published 2018
Is the science on the Crime Scene Investigations TV franchise bugging you? Dr Paola Magni is a forensic scientist that uses her specialist science knowledge in bugs to solve crime, and spoke to RTRFM about the practise.
Other creative works - Television
How can insects help solve crimes?
Published 2017
Forensic entomologist Paola Magni explains...
Other creative works - Radio Broadcast
Published 2009
Cosa è che unisce le scienze naturali alle indagini di polizia? un insetto, anzi moltissimi diversi tipi di insetti. Gli esserini a sei zampe infatti possono fornire molte indicazioni utili a chi cerca di scoprire un crimine, non necessariamente un delitto ma anche, ad esempio, una truffa alimentare. Certo ci vogliono strumenti sofisticati, e può essere necessario andare a scovare il Dna dei residui dell'ultimo pasto delle bestiole, ancora nascosto nel loro minuscolo stomaco. Un gruppo di esperti ha appena pubblicato un volume: "Entomologia forense: gli insetti nelle idagini giudiziarie medico-legali". Con uno dei suoi autori, Paola Magni, scopriamo curiosità e segreti di questa disciplina decisamente insolita.