Interview with Halina Šimková

What will you learn during the episode?

• How vulnerable our genetic information really is if someone gets access to it – 16:28
• Whether we are truly “genetically more fragile” than our — albeit recent — ancestors – 31:13
• Why nature kept one of its most important laws hidden from us – 1:21:23
• What usually causes the most sophisticated criminal plans to fail – 2:28:21

We look forward to having you join us! :-)

Who is Halina Šimková?

Mgr. Halina Šimková is a forensic geneticist. She spent 16 years analyzing crime scene material at the Criminal Institute. She co-founded the Czechoslovak Society for Forensic Genetics. She is an Interpol expert and in 2005 helped identify victims after the tsunami in Thailand. She lectures at the Faculty of Science at Charles University, the University of Chemistry and Technology, and the University of Pardubice.